Senate inquiry told that Boracay may be ready to reopen by September
A member of the team tasked with cleaning up Boracay has told a Senate inquiry that the island could be ready for a ‘soft opening’ in September. Epimaco Densing, part …
A member of the team tasked with cleaning up Boracay has told a Senate inquiry that the island could be ready for a ‘soft opening’ in September. Epimaco Densing, part …
The government has issued an assurance that Boracay Island will not be closed for environmental rehabilitation during the upcoming summer season. Speaking today (Thursday, March 22), presidential spokesman Harry Roque …
Ambitious plans have been revealed for how Boracay could look after it is has been “rehabilitated” following a period of closure. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu recommended this week that the …
President Duterte has said that he plans to declare a state of calamity in Boracay, weeks after ordering a cleanup of the tourist hot-spot in six months. The president also …
Overdevelopment, corruption and failure to enforce environment laws have wiped out five of the nine wetlands on Boracay Island, a Senate inquiry was told. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu told the …
Speaking at the Second Philippine Environment Summit in Cebu City, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatumade said of 2,600 establishments on the island, about 834 were at fault. He also said the …
President Duterte has warned that he might close Boracay, describing the popular white-sand beach resort as a “cesspool”. “I will close Boracay. Boracay is cesspool,” he said during a business …
Tourists flocking Boracay may be shocked to find their favourite places closed this summer, as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) cracks down on businesses contributing to the …