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    • Boracay to reopen with fewer hotels, restos, no beach parties 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 25, 2018, on page A6)
      The government reopens Boracay to holidaymakers on Friday, after a six-month cleanup aimed at repairing the damage inflicted on the resort island by decades of uncontrolled mass tourism. President Rodrigo Duterte ordered ...

    • Boracay to reopen with only few businesses deemed compliant 

      Ferreras, Vince Angelo C. (BusinessWorld, October 4, 2018, on page S1/3)
      Only a small portion of businesses on Boracay Island are deemed compliant with environmental and accreditation requirements just weeks before the resort island returns to operation on Oct. 26 in a so-called “soft opening.” ...

    • Boracay tourism to be limited to beachfronts: DAR 

      (The Daily Guardian, June 6, 2018, on page 2-14)
      Tourism establishments in Boracay may soon be limited to beachfront spaces as the government seeks to restore and redistribute the island's agricultural lands to farmers, Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones said ...

    • Boracay tourists, businesses defying party ban warned 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 6, 2018, on page A5)
      Tourists who insist on partying and drinking on the beach in Boracay despite the ban on such activities will be dealt with under the law. Malacañang issued this warning following reports that some tourists and business ...

    • Boracay truly back in harness 

      (Panay News, July 15, 2023, on page 7)
      The massive rehabilitation of Boracay Island instituted back in 2018 keeps on reaping dividends. It remains in the Top 10 of the “Favorite Islands in the World 2023” list by Travel + Leisure Magazine. Wow! Ka- level sang ...

    • Boracay Tubi assures 'no discharge' of untreated wastewater off sea 

      Zabal, Ryan (Panay News, September 28, 2019, on page 7)
      The Boracay Tubi System Inc. (BTSI) said it complied the water quality and effluent standards after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) lifted its cease and desist order on BTSI Lugotan outfall in ...

    • Boracay under state of calamity 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, April 27, 2018, on page 1-18)
      Pres. Rodrigo Duterte has issued a proclamation placing the island of Boracay under a state of calamity effective April 26, 2018, the first day of the 6-month closure. In a press conference on Thursday, Department of the ...

    • Boracay underwater cleanup kicks off 

      (The Daily Guardian, April 23, 2018, on page 2)
      Divers on Sunday launched an underwater and coral reef cleanup in Boracay Island here in time for the celebration of Earth Day. The activity comes ahead of Boracay's 6-month closure to tourists starting April 26 meant to ...

    • Boracay underwater cleanup: 350 kilos of trash collected 

      Rendon, Jennifer P. (The Philippine Star, July 10, 2021, on page 9)
      Around 350 kilos of assorted garbage and marine debris have been collected during an underwater cleanup drive in Malay, Aklan. The cleanup was conducted over the weekend to mark the celebration of the 38th anniversary of ...

    • Boracay Water amplifies desludging services gets more wastewater trucks 

      (The Daily Guardian, July 6, 2018, on page 14)
      Boracay Water, the largest water supply and wastewater management services provider in the Island, recently acquired an additional 3 desludging trucks that can haul up to 9 cubic meters of wastewater or used water from ...

    • Boracay Water completes sewage treatment plant diversion 

      (The Daily Guardian, May 11, 2018, on page 3)
      Boracay Island Water Company, Inc. (Boracay Water) said it has completed the sewage diversion flow system from its Balabag Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) to the Manocmanoc STP, allowing more establishments and households in ...

    • Boracay Water eyes more sewer connections 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, September 28, 2018, on page B-5)
      Boracay Island Water Company (Boracay Water) is eyeing more customers following the recently issued order of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) directing hotels, resort, and other establishments to ...

    • Boracay Water hikes budget amid rehab 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, June 23, 2018, on page B4)
      Boracay Island Water Co. Inc. may adjust its five-year capital budget to allow it to accelerate the construction of the Yapak sewage treatment plant as part of the rehabilitation efforts in the island. The Yapak STP is ...

    • Boracay Water investing P1.15B for sewerage treatment plant 

      GMA News (Panay News, June 25, 2018, on page B1)
      Boracay Island Water Co., a unit of Ayala-led Manila Water Co. Inc., is investing around P1.15 billion to put up a third sewerage treatment plant and a sewer network in the island. The company will construct the sewerage ...

    • Boracay Water investing P1.15B in new sewerage facilities 

      GMA News (The Daily Guardian, June 25, 2018, on page 18-19)
      The company has spent around 60 percent of the budget in light of the rehabilitation works in the island. Boracay island was ordered closed for six months, starting April 26, for environmental cleanup and rehabilitation. ...

    • Boracay Water ready for Oct opening 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, July 7, 2018, on page B9)
      The Boracay unit of Ayala-led Manila Water Co. Inc. is intensifying its operations in the island to ensure readiness in time for the reopening by October. Boracay Island Water Co. Inc. recently acquired additional desludging ...

    • Boracay Water ready to accept, treat sewer connections 

      (The Daily Guardian, September 28, 2018, on page 3)
      Boracay Island Water Company (Boracay Water) announced its readiness to accept sewer connections, following the latest Memorandum Order released by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), which directed ...

    • Boracay Water sees upward adjustment in this year's capex 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, June 23, 2018, on page B-9)
      Boracay Island Water Company, Inc. (Boracay Water) may allot more of its P2.4 billion capital expenditure (capex) — which was supposed to be rolled out within a five-year timeframe — just for this year. This, as the company ...

    • Boracay water sports activities to resume in December 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Daily Guardian, October 16, 2018, on page 13)
      Regular operation of water sports activities in Boracay Island will resume by the first week of December, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said. In an interview on Wednesday, Cimatu said the suspension of water sports ...

    • Boracay water sports activities to resume this December – Cimatu 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, October 15, 2018, on page B1)
      Regular operation of water sports activities in Boracay Island will resume by the first week of December, Environment secretary Roy Cimatu said. In an interview, Cimatu said the suspension of water sports activities is ...