Boracay's White Beach declared clean; water quality 'almost there'
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The government is on track in its efforts to rehabilitate Boracay island, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said as it declared White Beach clean and the effort to improve water quality on the island “almost there.” Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu said in a statement that daily and weekly monitoring results are showing improvement for Boracay’s main beach area, though the cleanup of the sea frontage in barangay Balabag on the opposite side of the island will take time. “[White beach] is already clean, you can see the pictures and it’s already clean. It’s only the Balabag where some fine-tuning is happening right now,” he added.
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Mogato, A. G. A. (2018, July 5). Boracay's White Beach declared clean; water quality 'almost there'. BusinessWorld, p. S1/4.
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