CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro: A proposed municipal ordinance in the resort town of Puerto Galera is under fire from resort owners for allegedly being discriminatory and as it would force most of them to close shop.

Municipal Ordinance 015-2020, which had just passed on first reading, stipulates that all incoming tourists, local and foreign, must have an advance booking only with establishments accredited by the Department of Tourism (DoT).

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