The world-renowned Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan is still safe from being contaminated by the oil spill from an ill-fated oil tanker that sank near Naujan, Oriental Mindoro. Commander Jonie Belarmino, commander of Coast Guard District-Western Visayas (CGDWV)‘s Marine Environmental Protection Force, said their monitoring indicated that the spill has no immediate threat to the famed island destination of Boracay.

Rendon, J. P. (2023, March 9). Water current, wind direction still favor Boracay away from oil spill. DailyGuardian, pp. 1, 11.