‘Boracay Island a cesspool no more’
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Six months into its massive rehabilitation, the world famous whitesand destination Boracay Island has been fit for swimming. Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Roy Cimatu, who also heads the Inter-Agency Task Force Boracay, made the announcement at the start of the 10-day dry run for the island’s re-opening on Oct 15, 2018. The island will reopen to tourists on Oct 26.
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Rendon, J. P. (2018, October 16). ‘Boracay Island a cesspool no more’. The Daily Guardian, pp. 1, 14
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Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) Department of Tourism (DOT) Department of Energy (DOE) Department of Transportation (DOTr)
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