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Tourism, airlines take a hit; P20-billion loss feared

THE government stands to lose between P18 billion to P20 billion in revenue from the six-month closure of Boracay Island to tourists, Local Government...

SMC offers to build bridge linking Boracay to Caticlan

San Miguel Corp. on Thursday proposed the construction of a bridge to connect Boracay Island to Caticlan in the Aklan mainland, as it supported...

Duterte to decide on Boracay six-month closure today

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is expected to decide in today’s Cabinet meeting whether Boracay Island will be closed for six months starting April 26 to...

Palace tosses Boracay issue to 3 agencies

THE Department of Trade and Industry has proposed a phased rehabilitation of Boracay Island, even as Malacañang has asked the DTI and two more...

‘Boracay casinos defeat rehab bid’

ENVIRONMENT Secretary Roy Cimatu on Tuesday said a plan to put up a resort casino in Boracay Island in Aklan ran counter to the...

Boracay closure hinges on cleanup pace

HOW long Boracay Island will be shut down will depend on the pace of its rehabilitation and cleanup, a Tourism official said Sunday. “The recommendation...

Drastic measures needed

MUCH has been written lately in opposition to a government plan to shut down Boracay Island for six to 12 months to give way...

Boracay closure by April 26 eyed

THE three government departments tasked to clean up the mess on Boracay Island in Aklan have recommended to President Rodrigo Duterte to close down...

Boracay open during peak season–Palace

BORACAY Island will not be closed to tourists during its peak season, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said Thursday, even as businessmen and residents of...

The Economic Cost of Boracay

Shutting down Boracay Island completely for one year in order to clean it up is an extreme measure. The island can be rehabilitated and...

Cleanup Drive

Members of the fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas on Wednesday troop to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to...

Macau firm, PH partner set to build a casino in Boracay

From a world-class tourist destination to a world-class gambling mecca? Boracay island will soon host a sprawling casino complex alongside its pristine coastline, even as...

Operators buck Boracay closure

RESORT operators in Boracay Island, Aklan province are appealing to the government not to order the closure of the world famous tourist spot. Malacañang should...

DENR folk sleeping on the job

The discussions in Congress and in the media about the degradation of Boracay Island would doubtless have brought enormous disappointment and frustration to those...
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