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‘Not the next Boracay’: Guimaras vows to curb waste problems
With its booming tourism industry, the provincial government of Guimaras said it will do its best to avoid becoming “the next Boracay” as more foreign investors are expected to expand in the island. In his State of the ...
- December 20, 2018
Management Group pushes for Boracay rehab by thematic areas
Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF), which spearheaded the initial phase of the rehabilitation activities in the island resort, has been renamed Boracay Inter-Agency Rehabilitation Management Group (BIARMG). From a ...
- February 19, 2019
Boracay to officially reopen on October 26 - Cimatu
Boracay Island will officially reopen to the general public on October 26, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said on Wednesday. Cimatu made the announcement only less than three months after the popular island resort was ...
- July 12, 2018
Boracay may reopen in 4 months - DILG
Boracay island may be reopened to tourists in July, instead of being shuttered for 6 months as planned, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Thursday. President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered ...
- April 28, 2018
DOT-6 supports underwater clean up in Boracay
The Department of Tourism supports the underwater clean up of the white beach area of Boracay Island organized by the Philippine Travel Factory. The project aims to promote awareness in the protection of the Island’s ...
- March 18, 2019
Nogas Island corals get restoration support
In an effort to help restore the damaged coral reefs in Nogas Island, Anini-y town, the Army’s 3rd Infantry Division and 301st and 82nd Infantry Brigades based in Miag-ao, Iloilo partnered with the municipal government y ...
- February 21, 2013
Untreated water triggers algal bloom in Boracay
A top official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-6) claimed that untreated water is one of the factors which triggered the growth of algae in the famed Boracay Island. The polluted water came ...
- March 9, 2017
Boracay island reopens: Is sustainable tourism now the benchmark?
Sustainable tourism: is it even possible?
With hundreds of thousands of Chinese, Indian, Russian and other Southeast Asian visitors arriving every day at our beach resorts, historic towns and cities, managing these ...
- October 27, 2018
Duterte creates Boracay inter-agency rehab task force
Two weeks after the closure of Boracay, President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order creating an inter-agency task force that would “reverse” degradation on the island paradise. Under EO No. 53, which the President ...
- May 11, 2018
Less than 200 Boracay businesses are compliant
The Department of Tourism (DOT-6) said it is challenged by the slow compliance of business establishments in Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan three months before it reopens to tourists in October 2018. DOT-6 regional director ...
- July 7, 2018