THE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS (ASEAN) has awarded 10 Philippine hotels and resorts the ASEAN Green Hotel Standard for energy conservation and environmental efforts.

Five of the hotels received the award for the first time while the other five were recipients the previous year. The second-time awardees are El Nido Resorts (Lagen and Miniloc), Shanri-La Mactan Resort and Spa, Shangri-La Edsa and Makati Shangri-La. The New awardees are Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Hilton Cebu Resort and Spa, Nature’s Village Resort, Eden Nature Park and Resort, and Marco Polo Davao.

The ASEAN Green Hotel Standard is awarded on a property that meets 11 criteria and 25 requirements including use of green products, noise pollution control, wastewater treatment and management and human resource development.

The 10 Philippine hotels were among the 81 tourism establishment awarded the Green Hotel Standard.