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Boracay informal workers uneasy but hopeful
(Panay News,May 8, 2018 , on page 2)Informal workers are feeling the pinch of this island resort’s temporary shutdown for a much needed rehabilitation. Their common complaint is the dramatic drop in their daily income. According to the International Labor ... -
Boracay Island cleanup to continue this Holy Week
(Panay News,March 29, 2018 , on page B1-B2)“We have five months to go. We have to fast track already,” Cimatu said in a media interview Tuesday. He said the priority is to solve the island’s drainage and sewerage system problems, as well as to continue the crackdown ... -
Boracay Island’s closure ‘good news’ for Bacolod
(Panay News,April 16, 2018 , on page 2-18)The six-month closure of the world-famous Boracay Island is good news for this capital city, according to City Tourism Officer Ma. Elma Gerasmo. Gerasmo noted that last year, Bacolod came in second with the most number of ... -
Boracay lacks accessible, clean public toilets
(Panay News,July 12, 2023 , on page 7)Without an iota of doubt Boracay Island is a favorite destination of tourists domestic and foreign. But they have one very important concern-the lack of public toilets in Boracay. -
Boracay mega casino scrapped?
(Panay News,April 18, 2018 , on page 1-14)Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. is not pursuing its plan to build a $500-million casino resort on Boracay Island, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT). The company is looking for a new site ... -
Boracay off-limits to casinos - Año
(Panay News,July 13, 2018 , on page 13)The government will not allow the construction of a casino in Boracay Island, Interior secretary Eduardo Año stressed. “First of all, the President (Rodrigo Duterte) had already decided and announced that no construction ... -
Boracay one of world’s ‘greatest places of 2022’
(Panay News,July 16, 2022 , on page 1-11)This island paradise in the northern tip of Aklan province has been named one of the “World’s Greatest Places of 2022” by TIME Magazine. TIME Magazine solicited nominations from its international network of correspondents ... -
Boracay ready for oil spill
(Panay News,July 6, 2010 , on page 3)Fear oil spill no more. The Philippine Coast Guard, rescue groups and volunteers here are prepared should an oil spill hit the island. -
Boracay receives over 1-M tourists in 8 months
(Panay News,September 13, 2022 , on page 9-11)Boracay Island in Malay town here remains to be one of the top tourist destinations in the country. From January to August 2022, a total of 1,189,481 tourists visited the world-famous Boracay Island, data from the Malay ... -
Boracay rehab '50-60 percent complete'
(Panay News,July 20, 2018 , on page 13-14)The rehabilitation of this famed island resort is about “50- to 60-percent” complete more than two months into its half-year closure, according to Environment secretary Roy Cimatu. He assured that the inter-agency task ... -
Boracay rehab blueprint will save island – BIATF
(Panay News,February 5, 2019 , on page 7-13)The medium-term plan to safeguard against the ecological degradation of this island and sustain its tourism activities will be implemented soon by the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF). These strategic interventions ... -
'Boracay rehab Du30's biggest eco project'
(Panay News,June 2, 2022 , on page 2)An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas said the rehabilitation of Boracay island is considered the biggest environmental project of the administration of President ... -
Boracay rehab halfway: DENR to review establishments before island reopens
(Panay News,July 27, 2018 , on page 13)The rehabilitation of this island resort continues halfway into its six-month closure. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources promised that the government is “on track” with its plan to reopen the tourist ... -
Boracay rehab may need more than 6 mos. - Cimatu
(Panay News,May 26, 2018 , on page 4)The rehabilitation works in Boracay might need more than six months, said Environment secretary Roy Cimatu as he revealed problems in the ongoing island cleanup. Cimatu said he was surprised that there were still 43 illegal ... -
Boracay rehab pays off
(Panay News,April 3, 2019 , on page 7)Boracay's White Beach and Yapak Beach (or Puka Shell Beach) are among the 25 best beaches in Asia, according to the popular travel website TripAdvisor. The website recently released the results of its 2019 Travelers' Choice ... -
Boracay rehab schedule on track, clarifies Cimatu
(Panay News,May 29, 2018 , on page 13)The half-year deadline for Boracay’s rehabilitation is right on track, said Environment secretary Roy Cimatu. Cimatu added that the rehabilitation might be ahead of schedule.“Mukha yatang…baka mauna pa tayo,” he stressed. ... -
Boracay sewage treatment responsibility of water utilities, says EU Chamber's Taus
(Panay News,September 22, 2018 , on page B1)A Boracay resort owner said Wednesday that establishments on the island should not be obliged to put up their own sewage treatment plants because this is the job of water utilities. Boracay Island Water Company and Boracay ... -
Boracay shutdown losses seen at $1B - GlobalData
(Panay News,May 3, 2018 , on page B1)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 ... -
Boracay sources first-class fish stocks from Antique'
(Panay News,November 10, 2018 , on page 13)First class fish species, such as tuna and blue marlin caught in this province, are being sold at a higher price in Boracay Island in Aklan since its reopening last month. Edilberto Jabile, president of the Dalipe Tradetown ... -
Boracay stakeholders back 'BIDA' creation
(Panay News,July 30, 2020 , on page 3)Stakeholders support the creation of the Boracay Island Development Authority (BIDA) mentioned by President Rodrigo Duterte in his fifth State of the Nation Address. Acting Mayor Frolibar Bautista of Malay town, which hosts ...