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(Eagle News) – Aabot na sa Php 9.5 million ang halaga ng nagagastos sa pondo ng bayan dahil sa paghabol ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) sa mga sumusuway sa environmental laws sa Boracay island. Ayon sa tagapagsalita ng DENR na si Undersecretary Jonas Leones, ang nasabing halaga ay binubuo pa lamang ng projected expenses sa surveys ng illegal occupants, demolisyon sa illegal structures, monitoring sa mga operasyon at mga hakbang para maresolba […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Boracay may be placed under a “state of calamity” if the island’s pollution problem is not resolved soon. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said that the idea was floated by Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año. Cimatu visited the island and was not happy with what he found. Cimatu said that many structures and business establishments were found well within the 30-meter easement from the shoreline, where buildings and […]
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan (Eagle News) – Hindi na ipatutupad ang one entry, one exit policy ng probinsiya sa isla ng Boracay. Ito ay ayon sa ipinahayag ni Caticlan Jetty Port Administrator Niven Maquirang sa pagdinig ng Sangguniang Panlalawigan kaugnay sa isyu ng seguridad sa nasabing isla. Sinabi pa ni Maquirang na maliban sa Caticlan Jetty Port bilang entry point patawid ng isla, anim na welcome center din ng iba’t-ibang resort ang nag-o-operate sa mainland. Aminado […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pasok ang isla ng Boracay bilang isa sa Asia’s Top 10 Islands ng 2017 Travelers Choice Awards. Sa report na ipinalabas ng isang sikat na travel site, nasa ika-pitong puwesto sa listahan ang Boracay habang nanguna naman ang Bali, Indonesia. Sinundan ito ng Phuket Island, Ko Samul at Koh Tao na pawang matatagpuan sa Thailand. Pasok sa pang-limang puwesto ang Lomok sa West Nusa Tenggara sa Indonesia. Kabilang pa sa […]
KALIBO, Aklan, 23 February (PIA6) — The ASEAN meetings held in Boracay Island from February 13-21 were successful and peaceful, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP). In a radio interview, Police Regional Office 6 spokesman Police Sr. Supt. Gilbert Gorero said no negative incidents happened during the meetings. Security in the island had been tightened even before the ASEAN meetings for the safety of delegates with forces deployed at airports, jetty ports, highways, billeting […]
MAY 20 (PCOO) — Boracay Island is now the Philippines’ new cruise ship destination, apart from being one of the best beaches in the world. “We received nine cruise ship visits last year. Of the figure, four were maiden voyages from the world’s most luxurious cruise liners,” Aklan Governor Joeben Miraflores boasted during the international conference on enhancing tourism competitiveness in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region held here Tuesday. This year, 12 cruise ship […]
