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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
Dirty sea could delay Boracay reopening
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said it would take longer for the government to reopen Boracay Island to tourists if establishments in the famed island tourist resort will not help fix their sewerage and drainage systems. ...
- May 24, 2018
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
Torquoise waters and powdery sands make Boracay beautiful
What makes Boracay Island stand out from the rest of the beautiful islands in the world? It's cool beneath your naked feet. Tourists loved to walk barefoot on it, especially during the hot summer days. On sunny days, one ...
- August 25, 2018