Authorities have reopened a portion of Boracay Island late afternoon of Aug 15, 2019 after it was tested safe for swimming and other related activities. On Wednesday morning, an area of around 100 meters Boracay’s Station 1 was cordoned off following a viral video of a foreign tourist who appeared to have washed her child who defecated in the beach area. Boracay Interagency Rehabilitation Group General Manager Natividad Bernardino said they reopened the area following the water quality testing by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)-6 showing that the coliform level in the area is less than 1 most probable number (MPN) per 100 milliliter (ml).

Rendon, J. P. (2019, August 16). Cordoned portion of Boracay reopened. Daily Guardian, pp. 2, 6.