BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan, Philippines — The government is bent on sustaining the gains of the six-month environmental rehabilitation of Boracay as more tourists are returning to the resort island in Malay, Aklan province, according to Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat. “Sustainable tourism” will remain a priority after Boracay was reopened to tourists in October last year, she said. They always ask, ‘How did you do it [rehabilitate Boracay]?’” Puyat said in a press briefing here last week. It helped that tourists had been reporting about environmental violations in Boracay on social media, she said. We Are Boracay is composed of mostly vendors, tricycle drivers, masseuses, tour guides and other workers in the informal sector.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 30, 2019 21:22 UTC