After more than two years of study and on-the-ground investigation by various Cabinet members, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo made a bold move to prevent Boracay from further environmental degradation even if it would cost her very dearly politically. She issued May 2006, based on the recommendation and natural resources secretary Angelo Reyes, Proclamation 1064, the authorization for which was based on the 1936 Public Land Act and Marcos; 1975 President Decree 705.

Tiglao, R. (2018, April 4). Arroyo moved to save Boracay; Aquino made it a cesspool. The Manila Times, pp. A1, A6.