BORACAY, Philippines— President Rodrigo Duterte moved his visit to Boracay to a later date, presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said late Wednesday. The visit which is a supposed meeting between the president and Boracay stakeholders was slated March 12. The Department of Tourism extended its appreciation to all the tourism stakeholders of Boracay and the Boracay Interagency Task Force who prepared for the planned visit of the president. “The safety and well-being of tourists, tourism frontliners and citiziens remain the utmost priority of the DOT,” the tourism agency said in a statement. The tourism agency said that it would just make the announcement on the new schedule meeting of Duterte’s visit and meeting with tourism stakeholders once the information is made available to them.

Source: Philippine Star March 13, 2020 02:48 UTC