The government is not banning all parties on Boracay Island when it reopens on Oct. 26, contrary to an infographic being circulated that specify activities prohibited on the resort island.
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The clean and quiet beaches of Boracay that visitors saw on Monday brought back memories of the pristine island that it was before tourism came, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said on Tuesday.
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The government does not have a law to use as basis in enforcing limits on the number of people entering Boracay, environment and local officials admitted on Wednesday.
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Several business operators on Boracay Island object to another order by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) requiring even small establishments to put up of sewerage treatment plants (STPs).
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Planeloads of tourists can’t just descend on Boracay’s beaches when the rehabilitated island reopens on Oct. 26. Only 6,405 tourists will be allowed to enter the island and frolic in its waters and beaches every day, Malacañang said on Wednesday, adopting the recommendation of an interagency committee. The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force had assessed that […]
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President Rodrigo Duterte vowed during his State of the Nation Address (Sona) to a joint session of Congress and the Filipino people on Monday to pursue his war on drugs, saying it would be as “relentless and chilling” as before.
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Just like the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) in the former US Navy base in Zambales, a single, strong authority should manage the affairs of Boracay to prevent a repeat of the mistakes that had led to the island’s environmental woes and six-month closure, several senators said on Tuesday.
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Once rehabilitation of Boracay Island is complete, President Rodrigo Duterte wants to distribute the land to the locals so that they can sell it to big businesses if they wish. In a speech on Tuesday afternoon, the President said he would want the locals of the popular tourist destination to possibly earn big bucks in the future.
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ILOILO CITY—The local government of Malay has started impounding tricycles on Boracay Island as part of the program to shift to electric tricycles.
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Even as President Rodrigo Duterte has announced that most lands on Boracay Island will be subjected to land reform, the Ati tribe, the indigenous peoples’ group whose members are the main intended beneficiaries, is not sure of returning to farming.
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