The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said the initial days of the Boracay rehabilitation have been marked by cooperation between the government and the stakeholders. In a statement issued over the weekend, Secretary Roy A. Cimatu was quoted as saying during an interview with government radio that the level of cooperation was unexpected following the closure of the island for six months starting Thursday. “I was surprised. They understood and accepted the fact that we have to clean it up and that they have to show their cooperation,” he added.

Mogato, A. G. A. (2018, April 30). DENR says Boracay stakeholders cooperating with demolitions. BusinessWorld, p. S1/4.