Mga grupo mula sa sektor ng turismo sa Baguio City, mahigpit ang kampanya kontra accommodation scams

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00:00The campaign of the groups of the tourism sector in Baguio City against the accommodation scams is even more intense.

00:08They also have a request to the tourists to avoid the scams.

00:12Ala Sundoan of PTV Cordillera has a report.

00:18There are still cases of accommodation scams while the number of tourists here in Baguio City is increasing.

00:25This is what the Baguio Tourism Council is focusing on.

00:29There are a lot of scammers. There are a lot of scams in Baguio right now.

00:33They can see it on Facebook and it's not there yet.

00:38So those are the things that BTC is fixing.

00:42The group DOT Car Mabuhay Accommodations Association has a request to the tourists to avoid the scams.

00:49What we are doing to help our clients, of course, if you are a registered AES, we are sending a business permit.

00:57What we are doing on Facebook is a legit check.

01:01Yes, of course, how can we prove that you are legit if you are not part of the organization that no one will support you.

01:09So might as well we encourage everyone, those who do AES, to join us.

01:16The third thing they can do is to ask online if you have posted the accommodation.

01:23In order to stop the scams, they urged all accommodation establishments to get a permit from the local government.

01:31Most of their excuse is that they don't know that they need to register.

01:36But that's not believable because if you're doing business, even if you're a high school graduate,

01:43they know that if you're doing business, there's an OR or official receipt that you need to pay taxes.

01:50So those who are asking for help, please, we will help you.

01:55We are the DOT Car Mabuhay Association. We are on Facebook.

02:00They also urged to make a second profile photo on social media of accommodation establishments with their business permits.

02:09Ala Sungduan for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.