ILOILO CITY — An inter-agency task force will present on Thursday, March 15, a comprehensive master plan for Boracay Island as part of efforts to crack down on violations of environmental laws in the country’s prime tourist destination. ADVERTISEMENTThe comprehensive plan would include addressing environmental problems and development activities aimed at decongesting the 1,032-hectare island which last year attracted more than two million tourists. The Malay municipal government in Aklan which governs Boracay Island last year signed a memorandum of agreement with Palafox for the formulation of an updated master development plan. The plan will be presented in a multisectoral workshop in Boracay in mid-April to be organized by the Department of Tourism. Alegre said the inter-agency task force would still recommend to the President the declaration of a state of calamity in Boracay which would be followed by the shutdown of tourism activities there.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 11, 2018 09:11 UTC