The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Region 6 hopes that Western Visayas could regain tourist arrivals amid the ongoing closure and rehabilitation of Boracay Island. There was a steep decline in the number of tourist arrivals in the region after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the island resort to be shut. The up-to-six-month closure beginning last April 26 paved the way for rehabilitation efforts in Boracay.

Zabal, B.R. (2018, May 24). Tourism Dep't hopes to bring back tourist in WV. Panay News, p. 13.