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Tourist arrivals up in May despite Boracay
Tourist arrivals in the country increased in May compared to the previous month despite the closure of Boracay island, the Department of Tourism said Friday. President Rodrigo Duterte ordered that the world-renowned beach ...
- July 7, 2018
NEDA seeks Boracay shutdown during lean season
The planned closure of Boracay Island should take place during the lean season and displaced workers should be given alternative work, the National Economic and Development Authority said Tuesday. The temporary shutdown ...
- April 4, 2018
Boracay closure is the wrong direction, says ex-DOT chief
A former secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT) opined that the government took the wrong direction in closing down Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan for six months. Narzalina Lim, an Ilongga who served as tourism ...
- April 18, 2018
Boracay under state of calamity
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 ...
- April 27, 2018
Bizmen seek 3-phased Boracay rehabilitation
As the government prepares to shut down Boracay for six months, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) on Tuesday reiterated its call for a three-phase rehabilitation of the island and for the government ...
- March 29, 2018
Duterte mulls land reform in Boracay
President Rodrigo Duterte said he will place Boracay Island in Aklan province under land reform after the six-month rehabilitation works are finished. In a press conference on April 9, 2018, in Davao City before flying to ...
- April 10, 2018
Boracay Island rehab gets spotlight at EAS Congress
The Boracay rehabilitation was among the topics discussed in the recently concluded East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress, a triennial regional conference that gathered international experts to exchange knowledge towards sustainable ...
- December 3, 2018
Temporary ‘self-closure’ in Gigantes Island sought
The Department of Tourism (DOT-6) has recommended the temporary self-closure” of establishments in Gigantes, Island in Carles, Iloilo to make it more presentable to local and foreign tourists. DOT-6 regional director Helen ...
- July 12, 2018
Boracay's D'Mall, water utility face closure: official
The D'Mall commercial center and Ayala Corp's water unit in Boracay face closure, as the government prepares to solve the island's pollution problem, an official who is helping plan the cleanup said Wednesday. D'Mall, which ...
- April 5, 2018
DOT issues guidelines for media covering Boracay rehabilitation
The Department of Tourism has issued guidelines for members of the media who will cover the six-month rehabilitation activities on Boracay island. On Saturday, the DOT said that a maximum of 12 personnel will be given media ...
- April 16, 2018