Linda Bolido of Inquirer's The Consumer shared the clarification of Boholano readers about "gator fee." Some of you gave the same explanation. This should clear the false allegation of alligators in Panglao.I want to thank Nedo Sasing, a Boholano who now resides in Metro Manila, for clearing up the issue of “gator fee†that a reader said was being charged by some resorts on Panglao Island in Bohol.
It seems the resort guards were misunderstood or failed to clarify what the charge was all about.
Sasing said he had been to the resorts on Panglao Island several times simply to enjoy the facilities for a day. During those visits he was asked to pay the “day-tour fee,†consumable in the resorts’ restaurants.
He added that during peak seasons, like Holy Week, it would be very difficult to get a room in Panglao’s resorts without advance booking.
Another e-mail sender, Leila Ceballos, seconded Sasing’s statement.
Ceballos said the fee being charged walk-in visitors was meant to discourage curious people (usiseros) who just wanted to see the inside of a resort for free. “I think it is only fair that only legitimate customers should be allowed in because those resorts are private,†she said.
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