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P57M na karagdagang pondo para sa formal sector workers sa Boracay, kinakailangan

(Eagle News) — Nangangailangan ng karagdagang budget ang Department of Labor and Employment DOLE Region 6 para ma-pondohan ang Boracay Emergency Employment Program (BEEP). Ang nasabing programa ay naglalayong matulungan ang mga manggagawa sa formal sector na apektado ng closure ng Boracay Island. Ayon kay Atty. Johnson Cañete, Regional Director ng DOLE region 6, nasa P57 milyon na karagdagang pondo ang kanilang kinakailangan para sa implementasyon ng emergency employment program na tatagal ng hanggang tatlong […]

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American resort owner arrested for allegedly working without permit in Boracay

(Eagle News)–An American national was arrested by immigration residents for allegedly working without a permit in a beach resort in Boracay, the Bureau of Immigration said  on Monday, April 30. Randall Lee Parker’s arrest came barely a day after the government implemented a 6-month closure of Boracay for its rehabilitation. BI Commissioner Jaime H. Morente said the 52-year-old Parker was caught in flagrante on April 25 inside the premises of the Crown Beach Hotel, which […]

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Promosyon ng iba pang tourist destination, ipinanawagan sa Senado

(Eagle News) — Hiniling ni Senador Sonny Angara sa gobyerno na i-promote ang iba pang tourist destinations sa bansa lalo na sa mga mahihirap na lugar para mapanatili ang industriya ng turismo sa bansa. Ayon kay Angara, habang sumasailalim sa rehabilitasyon ang Boracay ay napakarami pang ibang magaganda at world-class destinations sa bansa na dapat nating ipagmalaki. Isa aniya itong magandang pagkakataon para makilala rin sa international ang iba pang tourist destinations sa bansa na […]

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Mga bahay o gusaling may illegal sewage lines sa Boracay, ipapasara – DENR

(Eagle News) — Sa pagsisimula ng closure ng Boracay Island, nagbabala si Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu na isasara ang mga establisyimento na iligal na nakakonekta ang kanilang sewage lines sa rainwater drainage system ng isla na direktang napupunta sa dagat. Ayon kay Cimatu, dismayado siya dahil may ilang establisyimento pa rin ang patuloy na bigong kumonekta sa sewer lines ng Boracay Island Water Company at Boracay Tubi Systems Inc., sa kabila nang mga paalala sa […]

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UPDATED: Duterte issues proclamation declaring state of calamity in Boracay

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 26, issued a proclamation declaring  a state of calamity in Boracay. Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said in particular, placed under a state of calamity were the barangays of Balabag, Manoc-Manoc, and Yapak in the town of Malay, Aklan. Go said the move, which took place on the day the island was closed down to pave the way for the six-month rehabilitation of the […]

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Balik tanaw sa isla ng Boracay

Ano nga bang mayroon sa Boracay at dinarayo ito ng napakaraming turista mula sa iba’t-ibang panig ng mundo? (Eagle News) — Noon, kapag sinabing Boracay, pinung-pinong buhangin at malinaw na tubig ng dagat lamang ang dapat mong asahan. Subalit ngayon, ang Boracay ay naging sentro na rin ng iba’t-ibang tourist activities, kung kaya’t higit itong nakilala sa buong mundo, kasabay ng pag-usbong ng social media. Bukod sa paglalakad sa pinong buhangin at pagtatampisaw sa dagat, […]

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Boracay now closed to pave way for 6-month rehabilitation of island

The government shuttered its most famous holiday island Boracay to tourists on Thursday, April 26, for a six-month clean-up. Police were posted at entry points to the once-pristine island. President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered the shutdown this month after calling the resort a “cesspool,” dirtied by tourism-related businesses dumping raw sewage directly into the ocean. Regional police head Cesar Binag told AFP the closure began past midnight, with tourists barred from boarding the ferry that […]

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SC asked to stop Boracay closure

By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Several individuals have asked the Supreme Court to stop the closure of Boracay for its rehabilitation. In their petition for writ and mandamus filed on Wednesday, April 25, Mark Anthony Zabal, Thiting Escoso Jacosalem and Odon Bandiola asked the SC to issue a temporary restraining order or a writ of preliminary injunction “restraining and/or enjoining” President Rodrigo Duterte, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Interior department officer in charge Eduardo Año […]

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DENR to update existing Boracay masterplan, demolish illegal structures during island’s 6-month closure

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Environment will review and update the existing Boracay Master Plan and demolish all illegal structures in the island during Boracay’s six month closure that will start on Thursday, April 26. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu made this announcement saying that the masterplan should also cover nearby islands to boost tourism revenues in the Northern Aklan region. Cimatu said that DENR intends to come up with a “more comprehensive Northern […]

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PCG, handa sa gagawing protesta sa Boracay

(Eagle News) — Nakahanda umano ang mga tauhan ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) sakaling may mga magpo-protesta o manggugulo sa pansamantalang pagsasara ng Boracay. Ayon kay Commander Ramil Palabrica ng PCG Boracay, nakahandang umayuda ang kanilang mga tauhan sa pwersa ng Philippine National Police sa pangangalaga ng seguridad sa isla. Nais rin na matiyak na masusunod ang mga regulasyong ipapatupad habang nakasara ang isla sa mga turista. Dalawang barko at anim na karagdagang floating assets […]

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Sen. Lacson dares DILG to entrap barangay officials demanding steep fees for Boracay IDs

(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Tuesday, April 24 advised the Department of Interior Local Government (DILG) to conduct entrapment operations to nab barangay officials who are reportedly demanding exorbitant fees in exchange for Boracay Identification cards (IDs). “I am sure the barangay official/s concerned know who they are. I thought it wise to expose with an advice to DILG to set up entrapment operations, para itigil nila ang kalokohan nila,” he said […]

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