Palace slams Boracay pooping incident
Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 09:11:06 +0000
PHOTO shows the Chinese tourist burying her baby’s diaper on the white sand beach of Boracay.
Malacañang was offended by the incident where a Chinese tourist allowed her child to defecate in the waters of Boracay, saying the government is working hard to clean the place but there are people who mess it up.
Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo made the statement after a video of the incident went viral on social media last week. Another incident seen on video was another tourist burying the poop of her child on the island’s white sand.
Panelo said they are not happy and offended by the incident.
“Siyempre, we are not happy about that. Hindi naman maganda rin ‘yun. Kasi we’re supposed to be cleaning it up pagkatapos some people are messing it up,” he said. “Kahit na Filipino ‘yun. Whether Filipino ‘yun o tourist, it’s offensive to the sight. It’s not a good scene,” he added.
Panelo said that the act was an obvious violation and the people in the video can be held liable.
“Well, there are rules and regulations in that place. So everyone is expected, whether foreigners or Filipinos alike, tourists, whatever, they have to follow rules and that obviously is a violation. That will be a subject to administrative, rather, suits,” he said.
“If there is, for instance, an ordinance prohibiting those kinds of actions then they will be sanctioned by the local authorities. Eh, kung may ordinance na ganoon, ‘di baka idemanda sila o baka may fine pa,” he added.
The Palace official reminded tourists in the Philippines to obey the country’s laws. “So we would advise them to… if they are here in the Philippines, they have to follow the rules,” Panelo said.
Panelo suggested that the management of Boracay install portable toilets near the beach area to help the tourists when they get the call of nature. “Maybe we should ask also the Boracay, whoever are responsible for that place, to have available restrooms all over,” he said.
“’Pag gustong mag-relieve yourself, parang wala ka ring mapuntahan kung nandoon ka sa beach. Kailangan siguro merong mga portable restroom there. Kailangan din, tulungan din natin yung mga turista natin,” he added.
Boracay was closed for six months to undergo rehabilitation after President Duterte called the island a “cesspool.” It reopened in late 2018. (Argyll Geducos)