A price freeze has been imposed in this island resort currently undergoing rehabilitation. The Department of Trade and Industry placed Boracay under an “automatic price ceiling (APC) state.” An area placed under a state of calamity is placed under an APC state as well, according to Ma. Carmen I. Iturralde, acting director of the DTI-Aklan.

Aguirre, J. (2018, May 7). DTI imposes price freeze in Boracay. Panay News, p. 13.