The daily removal of unwelcome green algae carpeting Boracay’s shores won’t do it, according to a marine biology expert at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV). “It is a waste of time. If the cause of water pollution is not solved, the algae will keep on returning,” said Dr. Resurreccion Sadaba, a professor at the Division of Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, UPV.

Cordero, I. P. (2018, April 29). ‘Waste of time’: DENR algae cleanup in Boracay offers brief relief - scientist. Panay News, pp. 1, 14.