ILOILO CITY — Tourists going to Boracay Island when it reopens in October are being encouraged to bring nonplastic or reusable plastic items to comply with a municipal ordinance banning the use of single-use plastic items. The municipal council of Malay in Aklan province, which included three villages of Boracay Island, recently passed Municipal Ordinance No. The ordinance, authored by Councilor Nenette Aguirre-Graf, bans the use of disposable plastic items by hotels, resorts and restaurants. Existing lawThe use of plastic bags by commercial establishments is already banned by Municipal Ordinance No. Prior to its closure, Boracay was the Philippines’ top tourist attraction, drawing up to a million visitors a year.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 09, 2018 21:11 UTC