BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan - A Korean national defended Boracay Parish Priest Fr. Maglore Placer over the P1 million he has donated for the construction of the Parish, saying that it is not a bribe money for the church to silence on the proposed Casino operation in this resort island.
David Yun said he was the one who represented the group of Korean missionaries and gave the P1 million to Fr. Placer as donation. Yun admitted that he represented a group of Korean investors wanting to put up a casino in this resort island.
“Prior to the said issue, we brought together some Korean Catholic Missionaries in this resort island for a dental and medical mission. Our group then decided to meet with Fr. Placer for a dinner then there was a power blackout in Boracay. We initially offered Fr. Placer a generator set but he refused saying that they already have it,” said Yun.
Since Placer rejected the generator set offered, the Korean missionaries met the next day and decided to instead donate P1 million cash for the improvement of the parish. A text message circulated, however, alleging that Fr. Placer had received a P1 million bribe money from the Korean group.
We do not mean to bribe the priest. We are also Christians and we just wanted to help. The P1 million came from the collective contributions from the Korean delegates who joined the medical and dental mission from Boracay. The delegates respectively swiped their credit cards to make the donations. So it is clear that the money does not come from our investors pocket but it came from the mission delegates,” said Yun in a press conference.
To dispel all malice, the Bishop of Kalibo had advised Fr. Placer to return the P1 million donation to the Korean group. Yun, in a press conference, urged the media to stop criticizing the priest since they have already been made to understand that the money is not a bribe money.
Meanwhile, Yun said that there is also no truth to reports that they are starting to operate casino this August. Yun had toured the journalists in a resort here and allowed them to see that the proposed room for casino operation is still under construction.
“If the Philippine Amusement Games Corporation (PAGCOR) would give us the permit we need, we may start the operation next year because we expect the construction to last for five months,” Yun, who also operates casino in Clark, Pampanga, said.
Yun said that they are planning to set up a junket casino in Boracay which will only be restricted to foreign clients.(PNA)/TE
David Yun said he was the one who represented the group of Korean missionaries and gave the P1 million to Fr. Placer as donation. Yun admitted that he represented a group of Korean investors wanting to put up a casino in this resort island.
“Prior to the said issue, we brought together some Korean Catholic Missionaries in this resort island for a dental and medical mission. Our group then decided to meet with Fr. Placer for a dinner then there was a power blackout in Boracay. We initially offered Fr. Placer a generator set but he refused saying that they already have it,” said Yun.
Since Placer rejected the generator set offered, the Korean missionaries met the next day and decided to instead donate P1 million cash for the improvement of the parish. A text message circulated, however, alleging that Fr. Placer had received a P1 million bribe money from the Korean group.
We do not mean to bribe the priest. We are also Christians and we just wanted to help. The P1 million came from the collective contributions from the Korean delegates who joined the medical and dental mission from Boracay. The delegates respectively swiped their credit cards to make the donations. So it is clear that the money does not come from our investors pocket but it came from the mission delegates,” said Yun in a press conference.
To dispel all malice, the Bishop of Kalibo had advised Fr. Placer to return the P1 million donation to the Korean group. Yun, in a press conference, urged the media to stop criticizing the priest since they have already been made to understand that the money is not a bribe money.
Meanwhile, Yun said that there is also no truth to reports that they are starting to operate casino this August. Yun had toured the journalists in a resort here and allowed them to see that the proposed room for casino operation is still under construction.
“If the Philippine Amusement Games Corporation (PAGCOR) would give us the permit we need, we may start the operation next year because we expect the construction to last for five months,” Yun, who also operates casino in Clark, Pampanga, said.
Yun said that they are planning to set up a junket casino in Boracay which will only be restricted to foreign clients.(PNA)/TE
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