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‘Boracay not yet ready for tourists’
Boracay is not yet ready for tourists. Over a month before the reopening of Boracay on Oct. 26, some tourism stakeholders have yet to start accepting bookings for the island due to its condition. Tourism Congress of the ...
- September 13, 2018
Palace wants more info on proposed Boracay closure
Malacañang has ordered agencies to elaborate on their recommendation to close Boracay island on April 26 after they submitted a two-paragraph letter on the matter. Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra said ...
- April 3, 2018
DENR: Boracay reopening depends on water quality
The reopening of Boracay to tourists will depend on the coliform level in the water of the island-resort – from a most probable number (MPN) reaching millions to only 400 per 100 millimeters. Environment Secretary Roy ...
- May 23, 2018
Roots for Boracay Project
To further boost its social welfare and environmental protection advocacy, the Tan Yan Foundation Inc. continues to support and monitor the Roots for Boracay Project in partnership with Tanduay Distillers Inc., the Department ...
- April 23, 2018
Boracay rehab plan now with Palace for action
The environment, interior and tourism departments have submitted a detailed proposal on the rehabilitation of Boracay Island, an issue that may be discussed during today’s Cabinet meeting, Malacañang said yesterday. In a ...
- April 4, 2018
Boracay-like rehab eyed for Manila Bay
Following the six-month Boracay rehabilitation, the government is looking at replicating efforts to restore Manila Bay to its pristine state fit for recreation. “We are preparing for an all-out strategy to bring the coliform ...
- December 17, 2018
Boracay wholly state-owned- 2008 SC ruling
The government has every right to close down Boracay Island, based on existing jurisprudence by the Supreme Court (SC) that declared the famous tourist destination as state-owned. An October 2008 decision of the SC had ...
- April 9, 2018
YEARENDER: DENR restores Boracay as world-class destination
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) – the lead agency of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) – immediately rose to the challenge, and closed down establishments found releasing waste and ...
- December 28, 2018
Alien's Boracay work permits suspended
The Department of Labor and Employment has suspended the issuance of work permits for foreigners in Boracay until the six-month closure to tourism ends. In an advisory, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said the agency would ...
- July 4, 2018
The Boracay rehabilitation
I wonder how Boracay’s rehabilitation is progressing after all the heavy security and the strict shutdown of the island. I hope they let journalists in so that there would be proper documentation of the rehabilitation ...
- May 22, 2018