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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ILOILO CITY — Amid tight schedule, the road expansion project on Boracay Island has been slowed down by remaining structures along the road easement and the disbursement of funds from the national government. The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in the Western Visayas region said its personnel would work even at night if […]
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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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BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan — Like many residents of Boracay, Jane Gelito welcomes government rehabilitation efforts to deal with environmental and other problems on the world-renowned resort island.
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After a Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) official admitted that plans for the rehabilitation of Boracay have not been finalized, Bayan Muna has slammed government for disregarding the impact of the island’s closure on the livelihood of residents. “The government has arbitrarily declared Boracay closed supposedly for rehabilitation, but apparently, to this day, the government has no clear detailed action plan yet to address the myriad issues confronting the island and its people,” Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate said in a statement on Friday.
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