CEBU CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday assured residents of Boracay that the resort island would be returned to them after its six-month cleanup. In a Labor Day speech in Cebu City, the President reiterated the need to clean up Boracay, which is plagued by environmental pollution caused by sewage mismanagement. The President also reiterated that the entire island was technically classified as agricultural and forest land, and questioned how multibillion-peso businesses had been established there. No one wants to take the island from you,” the President said, addressing the residents of Boracay. Islanders can apply for loans from May 2 until Oct. 31, according to SSS president and chief executive Emmanuel Dooc.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 01, 2018 22:52 UTC