BORACAY Island will be a “land reform area” for farmers, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday as he clarified that there was no plan, so far, for the government to approve a casino project on the island. In a news conference in Davao City before leaving for China, Duterte said no casinos would be built on Boracay while it is closed for cleaning. There’s a casino here, casino there,” Duterte told reporters. The President has approved the six-month total closure of Boracay effective April 26. He likewise assured the public that the government would provide work for those who would be displaced by the six-month closure.

Source: Manila Times April 09, 2018 16:07 UTC