Shangri-La Shuts Hotel in Philippines’ Main Business District

Buildings stand in the Makati district of Manila, the Philippines, on Monday, June 17, 2019. Manila, one of the largest and most congested urban areas in the world, has a solution to its problems: build artificial islands in the sea. Manila’s dilemma is one shared by many fast-growing cities in developing nations. Rapid growth in population⁠—boosted by migration from rural areas⁠—is overwhelming services, roads, transportation, power and drainage.Photographer: Veejay Villafranca/Bloomberg

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By Siegfrid Alegado and Cecilia Yap

January 20, 2021 at 7:16 AM UTC

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Shangri-La Group will temporarily close its hotel in Makati City, the Philippines’ main business district, amid continued movement restrictions due to Covid-19.

Shangri-La Makati will close from Feb. 1 as the hotel operator reorganizes its workforce and operations in the Southeast Asian nation due to “continued low business levels,” it said in a statement on Wednesday. It didn’t say how many employees will be affected.