Pollution board to probe Boracay water facility
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Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda said the Pollution Adjudication Board (PAB) has opened an investigation on a water concessionaire in this famed-island resort. This came about after the viral video of sea turtle sticking its head in an underwater pipe off Bulabog beach, apparently to feed, while yellowish ooze continue to leak out. The video was taken by Charn Joon Park or “Boracay Wilson. It has aroused interest anew on the efforts of all stakeholders, primarily the government to ensure that Boracay remain clean.
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Zabal, B. R. (2019, September 23). Pollution board to probe Boracay water facility. Panay News, p. 13.
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