The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the environmental compliance certificates (ECC) of all business establishments on Boracay Island to allow a review of their compliance with environmental laws. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, through Memorandum Circular 2018-08 dated July 18, 2018, ordered the DENR’s Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) office in Region 6 (Western Visayas) to continue monitoring Boracay establishments during the suspension of their ECCs to ensure that there would be no violation of environmental laws. The order also requires all properties along Boracay’s beachfront to have sewage treatment plants (STPs) whether they connect to the sewer lines of Boracay Island Water Company (BIWC) or not.

Gomez, E. J. (2018, July 20). DENR suspends Boracay environmental permits. The Manila Times, p. A2.