Boracay companies start hiring employees for Oct. 26 reopening

Hotels and establishments in this resort island have started accepting applications for staff in time for the reopening of Boracay Island on October 26, the Provincial Employment Service Office (Peso) said.

Vivian Ruiz-Solano, head of the Peso-Aklan, said a job fair for hundreds of available posts for Boracay businesses was held on August 7.

“Prior to hiring staff, the companies must have a business permit from the local government of Malay. I had to turn down certain companies requesting for a job fair because they do not yet have a local permit,” Solano said.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources announced the opening of Boracay on October 26, six months after this resort island was closed to rehabilitate its environment. Other companies have also announced the availability of hundreds of positions for qualified employees from all over the country. One of the resorts, the Hennan Regency Resort and Spa-Boracay, announced it would be opening on October 27.

Errol Ledesma, an executive of the resort, said that interested applicants may send their resume through e-mail at errol@henann.com. Boracay residents can apply at their resort here from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Rowen Aguirre, executive assistant of the local government of Malay, said there are still 500 companies in this resort island who are yet to comply with the necessary requirements or the reopening.

“These 500 companies were closed as members of the inter-agency task force visited their offices for inspection. The Department of the Interior and Local Government has given them until September 30 this year to comply with the requirements,” Aguirre said.

Among the requirements are business permits, fire and sanitation clearances, among others.