Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, in a statement, said the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF) might ask for an extension of Executive Order No. 53 which created the task force on May 8, 2018. The task force led the closure of the island to tourists for six months last year, from April 26 to Oct. 25, and in implementing laws and regulations especially those related to the environment. Cimatu noted that the creation of the proposed Boracay Island Development Authority, a body that would be tasked to permanently manage the island, is pending in Congress. SustainabilitySen. Franklin Drilon has refiled a bill in the Senate for the creation of a Boracay Development Authority while Aklan Rep. Teodorico Haresco Jr. has authored a related bill for a Boracay Island Council in the House of Representatives.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 08, 2019 20:26 UTC