Fearing loss of employment for thousands of workers and the destruction of an economy based on resort operations in Boracay, residents formed the #NoToBoracayClosure Coalition to defend people’s livelihoods and oppose moves to transform the island into a mega-casino complex: 
Wakihofia kupoteza ajira kwa maelfu ya wafanyakazi na kuharibiwa kwa uchumi unaotokana na shughuli za kitalii kwenye kisiwa cha Boracay, wakazi wake wameunda UmojaWaKuteteaKutokufungwaKwaBoracay kwa lengo la kulinda mustakabali wa maisha yao pamoja na kupinga hatua ya kubadilisha kisiwa hicho kuwa cha mkusanyiko wa makasino makubwa: