Wooden-hulled passenger boats are no longer allowed to operate the Caticlan-Boracay Island route beginning Jan. 19. With its Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) terminated or cancelled upon its expiration next week, the Caticlan Boracay Transport Multi-purpose Cooperative (CBTMPC) is left with no choice but abide with Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Memorandum Circular 2016-02 on the phase out of wooden-hulled ships. CPC is a franchise or authority issued by MARINA to a domestic ship operator to engage in domestic shipping.

Zabal, B. R. (2021, January 15). Say bye to Boracay's wooden-hulled boats. Panay News, pp. 15, 14.