Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III threw his support Wednesday behind the proposal to temporarily close Boracay Island to tourists for at least two months. “It’s total closure … because we have to repair the roads, drainage. And the demolition [of structures within the 30-meter easement zone] might be dangerous to tourists,” Teo was quoted in a media report as saying. READ: 60-day total closure of Boracay pushedPimentel said closing tourist destinations to preserve them was “nothing new,” citing as example the closure of Thailand’s Koh Tachai island in May 2016 for similar reasons. /cbbREAD: Senate probe: Local DENR execs blamed for Boracay rotADVERTISEMENT

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 07, 2018 01:18 UTC