{"id":17572,"date":"2017-06-06T09:01:38","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T01:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=17572"},"modified":"2017-06-06T16:19:32","modified_gmt":"2017-06-06T08:19:32","slug":"dot-nickelodeons-theme-park-in-coron-could-still-push-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2017\/06\/06\/dot-nickelodeons-theme-park-in-coron-could-still-push-through\/","title":{"rendered":"DOT: Nickelodeon\u2019s theme park in Coron could still push through"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nickelodeon\u2019s resort developer is still looking forward to building a theme park in Coron, Palawan according to the Department of Tourism (DOT), and they want to do it this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17577\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/06\/kayangan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">NATURAL BEAUTY. Will Coron&#8217;s natural beauty be preserved if Nickelodeon decides to push through with their theme park?\/PRIMER FILE PHOTO<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a TV interview, DOT Secretary Wanda Teo said that Coral World Park (CWP) Undersea Resorts is still going to pursue their plan to build a theme park in Coron. &#8220;They told us, &#8216;We are not going to destroy the corals. The restaurant will be floating, and you will be able to see [the corals]&#8230; Of course we know that we will preserve the place,'&#8221; she said during the interview.<\/p>\n<p>CWP\u2019s project in Coron was first reported in January. It was met with a lot of backlash from environmentalists and citizens, who expressed fears about its potentially destructive effect to Coron\u2019s coral fields.<\/p>\n<p><em>Related post: <a href=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2017\/01\/11\/american-tv-network-nickelodeon-to-put-up-worlds-first-undersea-attraction-in-palawan\/\">American TV network Nickelodeon to put up \u2018world\u2019s first undersea attraction\u2019 in Palawan<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>CWP has since clarified the details of the project, saying it would not be an underwater theme park but a \u201cresort and attraction&#8230; which we are designing as an undersea attraction with an ocean conservation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Teo has also gone out to public and said that while they are excited about the idea, the approval will not be up to them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DOT Statement on Coral World Park in Coron, Palawan <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DOT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DOT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coron?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Coron<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Palawan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Palawan<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PhilippineTourism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PhilippineTourism<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mWWXJmYbHm\">pic.twitter.com\/mWWXJmYbHm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Love The Philippines (@TourismPHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TourismPHL\/status\/870535203743084544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Coron\u2019s local government, however, has yet to receive any form of formal communication since their initial meeting, according to Coron Counselor and Tourism Committee Chairman Michael Sadhwani.<\/p>\n<p>He also said they\u2019re neither for nor against the idea as they have not received any documentation. &#8220;Obviously if they pass the process, <em>walang problema yun<\/em> [that&#8217;s no problem]&#8230; you have a right to have a business. (If not), obviously, <em>hindi ka makakabukas ng<\/em> resort [you can&#8217;t open a resort].&#8221; Part of that process would be going through the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/cnnphilippines.com\/news\/2017\/06\/01\/DOT-nickelodeon-project-Coron-continue.html\">CNN Philippines<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rappler.com\/nation\/171640-dot-wanda-teo-nickelodeon-theme-park-coron-push-through\">Rappler<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/901955\/controversial-coron-resort-to-push-through-dot\">Philippine Daily Inquirer<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/news\/lifestyle\/travel\/612949\/dot-excited-over-nickelodeon-theme-park-in-coron\/story\/\">GMA News<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/asianjournal.com\/news\/tourism-chief-nickelodeon-park-in-coron-to-push-through\/\">Asian Journal<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/news.mb.com.ph\/2017\/06\/01\/nickelodeon-theme-park-in-coron-to-push-through\/\">Manila Bulletin<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nickelodeon\u2019s resort developer is still looking forward to building a theme park in Coron, Palawan according to the Department of Tourism (DOT), and they want to do it this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17577,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-current-events"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2017\/06\/kayangan-e1496737157908.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17572"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17606,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17572\/revisions\/17606"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}