DENR sees earlier opening of Boracay Island
ISLAND CLEANUP Policemen and Philippine Navy personnel help government teams and private
groups in cleaning up Bolabog Beach on Boracay Island. —LYN RILLON
BAGUIO CITY — Boracay could reopen earlier than the six-month deadline set by President Duterte for an interagency task force to clean up the resort island in Aklan province, according to an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
We will work within the period provided by the President. Six months could be the maximum but we are pushing to open it earlier,” Juan Miguel Cuna, DENR undersecretary for field operations, said during the Cordillera Environmental Summit. He represented Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu who made the same assurance months ago.
Cuna said Boracay could be opened as soon as vital requirements were addressed, such as the improvement of water quality on the island and its surrounding waters.
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