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NEDA seeks Boracay shutdown during lean season
The planned closure of Boracay Island should take place during the lean season and displaced workers should be given alternative work, the National Economic and Development Authority said Tuesday. The temporary shutdown ...
- April 4, 2018
Boracay closure is the wrong direction, says ex-DOT chief
A former secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT) opined that the government took the wrong direction in closing down Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan for six months. Narzalina Lim, an Ilongga who served as tourism ...
- April 18, 2018
Bizmen seek 3-phased Boracay rehabilitation
As the government prepares to shut down Boracay for six months, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) on Tuesday reiterated its call for a three-phase rehabilitation of the island and for the government ...
- March 29, 2018
Boracay's D'Mall, water utility face closure: official
The D'Mall commercial center and Ayala Corp's water unit in Boracay face closure, as the government prepares to solve the island's pollution problem, an official who is helping plan the cleanup said Wednesday. D'Mall, which ...
- April 5, 2018
‘Not the next Boracay’: Guimaras vows to curb waste problems
With its booming tourism industry, the provincial government of Guimaras said it will do its best to avoid becoming “the next Boracay” as more foreign investors are expected to expand in the island. In his State of the ...
- December 20, 2018
Closing time: what to expect when Boracay shuts down?
Three days before Boracay Island temporarily closes to tourists, different government agencies conducted a walkthrough on what to expect during the 6-month shutdown. On April 23, 2018, members of the Police Regional Office ...
- April 24, 2018
Boracay tourism to be limited to beachfronts: DAR
Tourism establishments in Boracay may soon be limited to beachfront spaces as the government seeks to restore and redistribute the island's agricultural lands to farmers, Agrarian Reform Secretary John Castriciones said ...
- June 6, 2018
Dirty sea could delay Boracay reopening
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said it would take longer for the government to reopen Boracay Island to tourists if establishments in the famed island tourist resort will not help fix their sewerage and drainage systems. ...
- May 24, 2018
DOT-6 needs biz total compliance for tourism sustainability in Boracay
The Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 6 is positive in sustaining tourism in Boracay Island. DOT Region 6 Director Helen Catalbas said that total compliance is a tough job for the business establishments in Boracay but ...
- August 1, 2018
Gov't may limit tourists, infrastructures in Boracay
Interior Undersecretary Epimaco III on Friday said the government may limit the number of tourists and infrastructure on Boracay island to prevent another shutdown. Densing said the rehabilitation of the island is on course ...
- July 14, 2018