Island hopping and sailboat (paraw) activities in this world-famous island will not be totally banned, according to the Environment department. They will only be suspended for up to two weeks after the holiday island reopens to both foreign and domestic tourists come Oct. 26. President Rodrigo Duterte ordered Boracay closed beginning April 26 for a half-year rehabilitation after he called the island a “cesspool.”

No total ban on ‘paraw’ in Boracay, says DENR. (2018, October 21). Panay News, pp. 2, 14.