NELSON CHARSEGUN L. AQUINO
As we celebrate Labor Day next week, an estimated 17,000 formally employed workers and 19,000 others in the informal sector are at risk of losing, or have already lost, their jobs and livelihood as a result of the six-month closure of Boracay that started yesterday, April 26. What used to be an exciting and busy time for resort operators and workers has now become a nightmare as they begin to deal with the impact of the temporary shutdown.