When Boracay reopens on Oct. 26 after six months of rehabilitation, the mode of transport in the world-famous resort island would no longer be the noisy, smoke-belching tricycles. It’s going to be the eco-friendly electronic tricycles or e-trikes, said Director Richard Osmeña of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Region 6. In Executive Order No. 007-2018, Malay’s Mayor Ceciron Cawaling directed the Malay Transportation Office to implement a gradual phaseout of tricycles in Boracay and promote the use of environment-friendly e-trikes to reduce traffic congestion and air and noise pollution.

Tayona, G. (2018, August 2). Only e-trikes allowed when Boracay reopens. Panay News, pp. 1, 14.