Over 200 business establishments in Boracay Island have been ordered to pay a total of P43 million in fines for the violation of various environmental laws. The Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has fined 209 business establishments in Boracay a total of P43 million for violation of certain environmental laws. PAB, a quasi-judicial body tasked with adjudicating cases brought by DENR’s regional offices against violators of environmental laws and regulations, slapped the erring establishments with fines ranging from P10,000 to millions of pesos depending on the length of time and gravity of offences.

Simeon, L. M. (2018, October 31). DENR fines Boracay violators. The Philippine Star, p. B7.