Two weeks after the closure of Boracay, President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order creating an inter-agency task force that would “reverse” degradation on the island paradise. Under EO No. 53, which the President signed on May 8, the environment secretary shall chair the task force while the interior and tourism secretaries shall serve as vice-chairs. Other members are the secretaries of justice, public works, social welfare, labor, and trade.

Duterte creates Boracay inter-agency rehab task force. (2018, May 11). The Daily Guardian, p. 3.