Duterte plans to place Boracay under a state of calamity 247 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Genalyn KabilingPresident Duterte is planning to place Boracay under a state of calamity amid government efforts to resolve environmental problems of the popular tourist island. At the oath-taking of new government officials in Malacañang, the President announced that he would invoke “public interest, public safety and public health” in issuing a calamity declaration of Boracay. “I can order for this thing to happen because it is of public interest, public safety and public health,” he added. Tags: Boracay, Duterte, environmental problems, Manila Bulletin, state of calamity, tourist island

Source: Manila Bulletin March 06, 2018 12:33 UTC