The regional development office of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has proposed increasing the per capita spending of tourists in Boracay Island via high-quality accommodations and tourism services instead of increasing the number of visitors to protect revenues. Boracay reopened to visitors on Friday after a six-month hiatus to allow a massive clean up operation to salvage the ecological integrity of the world famous island. In a recent interview, NEDA Undersecretary Adoracion Navarro said these strategies, which are aligned with the continued rehabilitation and preservation of the island’s ecosystem, have been put forward during last month’s meeting of the Boracay Interagency Task Force (BIATC).

Valencia, C., Rendon, J., Romero, A., Talavera, C., & Felipe, C. S. (2018, October 29). High-quality accommodations, services in Boracay pushed. The Philippine Star, p. 4.