ILOILO CITY –– The demolition of properties along Bulabog Beach on Boracay Island continued Thursday morning after appeals of residents to authorities were ignored. A backhoe tore down the concrete building of a surf shop, among the 10 structures being demolished by the Boracay Inter-Agency Rehabilitation Management Group (BIARMG) for allegedly encroaching on the 30-meter beach easement. We trust fully in your governance,” according to a letter to the President dated Nov. 12 and signed by 15 residents and property owners along Bulabog Beach. Natividad Bernardino, BIARMG general manager, said they would not stop the demolition as there was no legal impediment. She insisted that property owners “were given more than a year and a half” to self-demolish the structures.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 14, 2019 03:13 UTC