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(Eagle News) — Despite its closure for a six-month rehabilitation, the island of Boracay still made it to the list of Top 10 Islands in Asia, according to the Travel+Leisure magazine. Boracay ranked no. 8 this year with a score of 86.14. Two other Philippine provinces, namely Cebu and Palawan, also made it to the “Top 10 Islands in Asia.” Cebu made it to the sixth place with a score of 89.10, while Palawan ranked […]
(Eagle News) – Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu assured the public that Boracay Island will officially reopen on October 26 after the six-month period set for its rehabilitation. Cimatu made the categorical announcement during Wednesday’s hearing in Congress which is inquiring into the building of illegal structures in the world-renowned resort island. “I would like to say categorically that we will be opening Boracay on October 26,” Cimatu said during the hearing before members of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, July 4, said there was a need to create a committee that would determine who owns the lands in Boracay. Duterte made the statement in a speech during the 31st anniversary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Quezon City, after reiterating his plan to distribute the lands–which he said were forestal and agricultural in nature—to the natives. “So there has to be a committee, to […]
(Eagle News)–A majority of Filipinos support the government’s recommendation to close Boracay Island for its rehabilitation, a Social Weather Stations survey said. The March 23 to 27 survey said 64 percent agreed with the suggestion, while 20 percent disagreed. As for the government’s recommendation the island be closed for a year, the SWS said 38 percent strongly agree, 26 percent somewhat agree, 10 percent somewhat disagree and 10 percent strongly disagree. Seventeen percent were undecided. […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Wednesday, June 27, filed charges against 17 Aklan and Malay officials for what President Rodrigo Duterte said was the deterioration of the once-pristine Boracay Island. Facing administrative and charges for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act before the Ombudsman were Aklan Gov. Florencio Miraflores, Malay Mayor Ciceron Cawaling, Vice Mayor Abram Sualog, several municipal council members of Malay, among others. The charges were […]
(Eagle News) — Muling i-re-restore ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang ecosystem sa Boracay Island. Ayon kay Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, i-re-recover nila ang nawawalang wetlands sa isla. Apat sa siyam na existing wetlands sa Boracay ang kabilang sa priority recovery list. Nakatayo aniya sa apat na wetlands ang mga residential structure at commercial building na nagdudulot ng polusyon sa tubig ng Boracay. “We have to find a place for them to […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, May 30, said he was declaring the entire Boracay island under land reform. The President said, however, that if some wanted to “retain” the island’s “commercial quality,” Congress could create a 30-meter easement from the shoreline for the establishments. “Mag-usap nalang kami sa Congress…The entire island will be declared as a land reform area. Sagarin na natin. Give it to the people,” he said. President Duterte […]
(Eagle News) — Posibleng matagalan pa bago muling buksan sa mga turista ang Boracay Island. Ayon kay Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, ito ay kung hindi tutulong ang mga establisyimento sa pag-aayos ng kanilang sewerage at drainage systems. Ang lebel aniya ng fecal coliform sa mga tubig ng Boracay ay nananatiling mataas sa accepted level para makonsidera na ang tubig sa isla ay ligtas sa tao. Paliwanag ni Cimatu, ang direktang pagpapakawala ng wastewater sa dagat […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, May 20, said a portion of Boracay would be allotted for businesses after the 6-month rehabilitation. He said however that the rest of the area “will be declared a land reform area.” “I’ll leave it to Congress to decide a clear-cut parameter of how much would be given back to business,” he said. Boracay was closed down on April 26 to give way to what Duterte said was a […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on May 8 signed Executive Order No. 53 which aimed to create a Boracay Inter-agency Task Force for the rehabilitation of the island. The President designated Secretary Roy Cimatu as the chairperson of the task force. In the six-page order, the President ordered “creating a Boracay inter-agency task force providing for its powers and functions and those of member-agencies thereof, and other measures to reverse the degradation of Boracay […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has created a task force aimed at “revers(ing) the degradation of Boracay Island.” In signing Executive Order No. 53 on May 8, Duterte noted that the issues surrounding Boracay, “a vital national asset and a source of national pride,” are “no longer a purely local matter but a national concern that needs concerted national and local cooperation and synchronization of plans and programs.” He said that the inter-agency task […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, May 2, reiterated his vow to pursue land reform in Boracay, saying he does not want the entire island to be used for commercial and tourism purposes alone. “You know, ‘yung Boracay is forestland agriculture (land). Do not push me to the wall. Kasi hindi pa commercial ‘yan. Hindi pa rin residential,” Duterte said. He said he would ask his Cabinet members to look into the possibility of […]
