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Guidelines set for Boracay soft opening
The guidelines for local tourists who will visit Boracay island for its soft opening on Oct. 15 have been set. Niven Maquirang, Caticlan-Cagbang Jetty Port manager, said the Boracay Interagency Task Force for Rehabilitation ...
- October 8, 2018
Cesspool no more
The White Beach is clean and white again, and the cesspool is almost completely cleaned up. Boracay Island is on track to reopen to tourists as scheduled on Oct. 26, according to environment officials, with some reports ...
- July 9, 2018
Du30 ought to do a Boracay in Manila Bay
The famous Isle of Boracay was closed on April 26, 2018 and it gave Pres. Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte great proof that he had the political will to effect change in this country when it is needed! Boracay is set to reopen on ...
- October 18, 2018
Keeping Boracay Clean
Boracay, our prime tourist destination, will open again this week. While cleaning up the island is still a work in progress, one wonders if our government has the ability to keep it clean and the resorts compliant with our ...
- October 22, 2018
Notice of violations issued to 100 Boracay establishments
Before the impending closure of the world-famous tourist spot, the government has issued warning notices to around 100 establishments located mostly on |White Beach and other parts of Boracay Island. The establishments are ...
- April 5, 2018
DOT hopes Boracay shutdown won’t affect tourist arrivals
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat is hoping the temporary closure of Boracay will not affect the 7.4 million foreign arrivals target as the Department of Tourism (DOT) is set to review the implementation of the ...
- June 23, 2018
Gov't braces for legal challenges to Boracay closure
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is ready to face possible legal complaints from business establishments in Boracay following the government’s decision to close the island resort for about six ...
- April 7, 2018
TIEZA steps up Boracay rehab
The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) has mobilized the construction of a temporary discharge pipeline to fast-track rehabilitation activities in Boracay at the onset of the rainy season in June. ...
- May 27, 2018
Phl wraps up Coral Triangle chairmanship
The Philippines is ending its two-year chairmanship of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF), an environment official said. “Moving forward, we must shift our focus on actions ...
- December 20, 2018
DILG to file raps vs Boracay local gov't execs
The world-famous Boracay island would be shut down to “heal itself” starting April 16, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. The DILG said administrative complaints are being prepared against ...
- April 2, 2018