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After Cove Manila, more establishments cancel New Year’s Eve balloon drop

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/life/12/31/20181231-balloons-pexels.jpg?ext=.jpg"/></figure></div><p>MANILA – After Okada’s <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/30/18/okada-cancels-balloon-drop-event-amid-public-criticism">Cove Manila</a> canceled its planned “record-breaking” balloon drop event on New Year’s Eve, the Peninsula Manila has also announced shelving a similar event.</p><p>In a Facebook post on Monday, The Peninsula Manila said it will no longer have its balloon drop “as it is not in keeping with our sustainable luxury vision 2020 philosophy.”</p><p>“We at The Peninsula Manila have traditionally celebrated welcoming the New Year with a party, but oftentimes it’s all too easy for the celebrations to come with a big price tag for the planet,” the hotel said.</p><p>“We wish to inform our guests and the general public, however, that New Year’s Eve at The Peninsula Manila will be celebrated with great enthusiasm,” it added.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/ThePeninsulaManila/posts/10155766547371689" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Hours before The Peninsula Manila made the announcement, photos of the balloons to be used for the hotel’s New Year’s Eve event went viral online.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/andrewjavellana/posts/10161527826825724" data-width="auto"> </div><p>While many netizens praised the Makati establishment for its decision, others were not satisfied as they asked The Peninsula Manila where the balloons, which have been inflated, will be brought.</p>

<p>After Okada’s Cove Manila canceled its planned “record-breaking” balloon drop event on New Year’s Eve, the Peninsula Manila has also announced shelving a similar event.</p>

After Okada’s Cove Manila canceled its planned “record-breaking” balloon drop event on New Year’s Eve, the Peninsula Manila has also announced shelving a similar event.