The rehabilitation of Boracay will proceed according to the six-month timetable, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said, amid recent reports that the resort island’s cleanup is proceeding ahead of schedule. DENR Secretary Roy A. Cimatu made the announcement at a forum discussing the achievements of the government in the past year ahead of President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 23. Mr. Cimatu was referring to the October timetable for reopening Boracay, which was closed to tourists on April 26 in order to facilitate the repair of environmental damage.

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