Tourists enjoy cliff diving and swimming in the clear waters of Aron Magic Island, a popular Nabas, Aklan, island-hopping destination in Boracay tours. — Photo courtesy of the provincial government of Aklan
MANILA, Philippines — A Boracay scuba association and 39 of its member-shops have been fined a combined P2.17 million by the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) for engaging in price fixing on Boracay Island.
In a statement issued on Friday, July 3, the Boracay Business Administration of Scuba shops (BBASS) and its members were ordered to cease and desist from enforcing the multi-year price fixing agreement.
The commission found that the BBASS, a non-stock domestic corporation established to regulate and protect the local diving industry, acted as the central facilitator of the price fixing agreement, harming local tourism.
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