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Majority of Filipinos back Boracay closure - survey
Malacañang on Monday welcomed the results of a survey showing majority of Filipinos support the closure of Boracay Island. This means President Rodrigo Duterte was right to decide to shut down the island for six months, ...
- July 4, 2018
Oct. 15 is 'Aklan Day in Boracay'
The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force declared Oct. 15 as the “Aklan Day in Boracay.” Oct. 15 is the start of the 11-day dry-run in view of the Oct. 26 island reopening. The task force said the declaration is to appreciate ...
- September 12, 2018
Boracay shutdown losses seen at $1B - GlobalData
The six-month closure of Boracay could result in $1 billion in economic losses, an analyst said Wednesday, as the government proceeded with its cleanup of the island. The estimated hit upwards due to canceled bookings from ...
- May 3, 2018
Wastewater causes Boaracay algal blooms - DENR
Untreated wastewater is causing algal blooms in Boracay Island, a research of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 last year showed. The recurring appearance of green algae in Boracay’s ...
- March 9, 2017
Tourists urged to report erring tour operators, resort owners
Tourists visiting the famous Gigantes Island in the northern Iloilo town of Carles have been urged to report unregulated tourist operators and opportunistic resort owners. Carles Mayor Seigfredo Betita, in a phone interview ...
- September 18, 2019
500T tourists visit Boracay from Jan. to March
Three months before it is closed, this famed beach destination accommodated over 500,000 tourists, records from the Department of Tourism (DOT) island field office showed. The inventory covered the period from January to ...
- April 18, 2018
Malay council members divided over env't fee hike
Members of the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) have differing takes on the proposed increase of the environmental fee for tourists in the world-famous Boracay Island. SB member Maylynn Aguirre-Graf is proposing to increase the fee ...
- July 15, 2018
DOT chief Puyat on Boracay Island rehab: We’re on track
Tourism secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat disclosed Tuesday that the rehabilitation on the popular tourist destination Boracay Island has been on track. “So far it’s been successful. Of course sinasabi namin may phases ...
- February 23, 2019
Bodies ready Boracay closure contingency
In light of the proposed closure of this famed island resort, the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) in Western Visayas met on Tuesday to come up with a ...
- April 5, 2018
'Family-oriented' Boracay eyed
The Department of Tourism Region 6 (DOT-6) is eyeing to make this island resort a “family-oriented” destination when it reopens in less than three months. “We are looking at a more family-oriented destination. Before, the ...
- July 29, 2018