Duterte creates Boracay rehab task force 243 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Argyll Cyrus GeducosTwo weeks after the closure of Boracay, President Duterte created an inter-agency task force that aims to reverse degradation in the world-famous island. Based on the EO, Duterte tasked the Environment Secretary to chair the task force while the Interior and Tourism secretaries will serve as vice chairmen. Other members of the task force include the secretaries of Public Works and Highways, Trade and Industry, Labor and Employment, Justice, and Social Welfare and Development. Duterte mandated the task force to ensure that polities on Boracay are consistent with relevant laws, rules, and regulations.

Source: Manila Bulletin May 11, 2018 00:56 UTC