In Boracay, life goes on despite the island’s closure.
The rehabilitation work of the Aklan Electric Cooperative in the franchise area of Boracay is mainly dependent on DPWH budget allocations, according to Engineer Joel Martinez, Assistant General.Barring any change of mind by President Duterte, the crown jewel of the country’s tourism industry, Boracay Island, will undergo extensive rehabilitation sometime this year.Boracay authorities to 'strengthen' info drive for foreign tourists. ABS-CBN News Updated as of Oct 25 01:12 PM. Boracay reopened in October last year after following a six-month-long closure for rehabilitation. Last August, a portion of the island was shut for 48 hours after a video of a tourist burying a soiled diaper in the sand went viral.
The environment, interior and tourism departments have submitted a detailed proposal on the rehabilitation of Boracay Island, an issue that may be discussed during today’s Cabinet meeting.However, recent announcements from the country’s president himself shocked local and international tourists who want to finally step on the white sand beaches and swim in the pristine waters of this paradise: Boracay has been closed for tourism because of the government’s plan for its rehabilitation.
In the wetlands, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources reported 5.29% accomplishment in demolishing 29 of 548 illegal structures 3 months into Boracay's rehabilitation.
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