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IAG JUN 2023年6月 亞博匯 18 PH RESORTS GROUP SEEKING INVESTMENT TO RESUME DEVELOPMENT OF CEBU IR PH RESORTS GROUP與戰略投資 者討論恢復宿霧IR 開發計劃 PH RESORTS GROUP, the gaming and hospitality arm of Philippines business conglomerate Udenna Group, says it has resumed discussions with numerous parties over a potential investment that would allow it to resume development of its integrated resort project in Cebu. The company also says it has held dialogue with lenders over amendments to its current loans and liabilities while insisting it has the backing of its parent in ensuring its long-term viability. The update, part of PH Resorts Group’s 2022 Annual Report, comes after a proposed investment by Bloomberry Resorts, owner and operator of Manila’s Solaire Resort: Entertainment City, was terminated in March. That investment would have seen Bloomberry acquire a substantial share in PH Resorts Group’s Cebu IR development, The Emerald Bay, and another stalled project known as The Base Resort Hotel and Casino in Clark. In its Annual Report, PH Resorts Group said it has now “re-entered into discussions with other parties that were previously put on hold due to the contemplated investment by Bloomberry.” While the company did not divulge any further information on who these parties might be, it described the negotiations as “strategic investor discussions” and said, “Due diligence is ongoing and in various stages of completion.” Phase 1 of The Emerald Bay, said to include 122 gaming tables, 600 electronic gaming machines (EGM) and 270 hotel rooms, had been due to open last year before construction ground to a halt during COVID. 菲律賓商業集團 Udenna Group旗下博彩和酒店子公司PH Resorts Group表示，已經就一項潛在投資計劃的重啟與多方進行討論，該 計劃能夠恢復其在宿霧的綜合度假村項目的開發。 該公司還表示，它已與貸方就修改其當前貸款和負債進行溝 通，同時堅稱得到母公司的支持以確保其長期生存能力。 上述信息於PH Resorts Group週三發布的2022年年度報告 中披露。此前晨麗馬尼拉度假城的所有者和運營商Bloomberry Re s o r t s的一項擬議投資於三月終止。這筆投資原本將令 Bloomberry獲得PH Resorts Group的宿霧IR開發項目翡翠灣以及 另一個位於克拉克的The Base Resort Hotel and Casino項目的大 量股份。 PH Resorts Group在其年度報告中表示，現在「已重新與之 前因Bloomberry的預期投資而擱置的其他各方進行討論」。 雖然該公司沒有透露有關各方可能是誰的，但它將談判描述 為「戰略投資者討論」並表示：「盡查正在進行中，並處於不同 的完成階段。」 翡翠灣的第一階段據悉包括122張賭枱、600台電子遊戲機 （EGM）和270間酒店客房，原定於去年開放，但因疫情期間停 工。