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Plans for casino-resort complex in Boracay being drafted, says solon
Plans are being drafted for the construction of a casino-resort complex in Boracay island, Negros Occidental Representative Alfredo Benitez said on Monday. In a interview on News To Go, Benitez said the land where the ...
- May 2, 2018
Tourist arrivals up by 8.4 percent in August even with Boracay closure
The Department of Tourism has also released a new list of Boracay establishments where tourists may stay once the island reopens. Romulo-Puyat said the island’s reopening on Oct. 26 is just the first phase of the island’s ...
- October 15, 2018
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 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
Boracay's White Beach set as temporary entry point
The White Beach will welcome local tourists to this famed island destination come Oct. 15 – the beginning of the 11-day dry run for the resumption of Boracay’s tourist operations. Boat Stations 1 and 2 will be used as ...
- September 25, 2018
Belgium lauds Boracay rehab, PH bid for sustainable tourism
The Duterte administration's decision to rehabilitate Boracay was a "very good decision" after all, Belgian Ambassador to Manila Michel Goffin said. "Let's be frank, when you cleaned Boracay, when you cleaned El Nido, this ...
- November 20, 2018
DENR mulls clean-up drive in Boracay
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is planning to conduct a clean-up activity to preserve the government’s efforts in rehabilitating the world-famous Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan. The Boracay ...
- March 16, 2019
Sustainable agriculture under Duterte
As we seek to achieve food security and safety while at the same time raising incomes among our farmers and fisherfolks, the government must realize that agricultural and biosystems engineering is a crucial tool in this ...
- July 29, 2016