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Du30 wants 'a small tourism area' in Boracay
Insisting that Boracay is a forestal and agricultural land, President Rodrigo Duterte said he only wanted a portion of the island used for commercial purposes, such as tourism. “You know, ‘yung Boracay is a forestal ...
- May 4, 2018
Zumba, cleanup activity hopes to raise awareness vs plastic use in Boracay
More than 200 participants joined the Zumba and cleanup activity on Boracay’s Bulabog Beach on Wednesday, Oct. 31, to raise awareness against single-use plastic. The Halloween-themed activity led by the Philippine Red ...
- November 3, 2018
Boracay boat capsizes; Chinese tourist dies
A motorboat ferrying tourists capsized in the waters of Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan yesterday morning. A Chinese national died while three others were hospitalized. The 45-year-old Hong Fang Juai was from Su Zhuo, China. ...
- January 22, 2020
DSWD: Aid distribution for displaced Boracay workers never stopped
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) did not stop releasing transportation and meal assistance to displaced workers in this island resort.
DSWD regional director Rebecca Geamala said this as she denied ...
- May 8, 2018
Reef buds attract more fish species to Boracay
Various species of fish are now attracted to Boracay Island's water becuase of the reef bud technology originally developed by Austrian geoscientist Harald Kremnitz. Kremnitz entrusted the technology to his long time ...
- February 19, 2013
It's total closure for Boracay
President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the recommendation to close Boracay Island for six months. It would be a total closure to tourism, said Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque. The President reached such decision during ...
- April 5, 2018
Pollution causes algal bloom
An Aklanon government scientist insisted that pollution is the main cause of the algal bloom in this island resort. Raymund Jacinto Sucgang, a researcher for the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute of the Department of ...
- May 26, 2015
Boracay stakeholders back 'BIDA' creation
Stakeholders support the creation of the Boracay Island Development Authority (BIDA) mentioned by President Rodrigo Duterte in his fifth State of the Nation Address. Acting Mayor Frolibar Bautista of Malay town, which hosts ...
- July 30, 2020
No swimming in Boracay for 6 months
Swimming in the beaches of this island resort will be prohibited during the six-month closure period, according to Department of the Interior and Local Government officer-in-charge Eduardo Año. Even residents will be barred ...
- April 8, 2018
No total ban on ‘paraw’ in Boracay, says DENR
Island hopping and sailboat (paraw) activities in this world-famous island will not be totally banned, according to the Environment department. They will only be suspended for up to two weeks after the holiday island reopens ...
- October 21, 2018