San Miguel has dropped Boracay bridge project – Aklan governor

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Alkan Gov. Jose Enrique Miraflores —INQUIRER FILE PHOTO/LYN RILLON

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — San Miguel Holdings Corp. (SMHC) has backed out of the controversial Boracay Bridge project amid mounting public criticism and strong opposition from local communities, as well as business and environmental groups.

This was disclosed on Wednesday by Aklan Gov. Jose Enrique Miraflores, who said he spoke with Ramon Ang, chair and chief executive officer of San Miguel Corp. (SMC), the parent company of SMHC, last May 13.

“We had many discussions, especially about what he wants to do for our country. He explained that he was doing all of this because he wanted to help the tourism industry of our country,” Miraflores said during a consultative meeting about the bridge project in a hotel in Boracay.