The Commission on Audit (COA) has denied the payment for accommodations, meals, and other services amounting to P456,716.50 incurred by former Department of Tourism (DOT) officials during their stay at the Discovery Shores Boracay in 2018. It denied the claim of Discovery World Corporation (DWC),...
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is eyeing the completion of rehabilitation of the Boracay Island by June 2022. According to DENR Sec. Roy Cimatu, water quality in Boracay beaches has significantly improved since its rehabilitation started in 2018. Water samples in 2018...
Senator Leila de Lima has urged the government to allow Aklanons govern Boracay island and allow its local government to spearhead reforms and rehabilitation of the famous tourist destination. De Lima said she fears the bill that seeks to create a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC)...
Explaining what the Boracay Island Development Authority is all about President Rodrigo Roa Duterte , in his State of the Nation Address last Monday, touched on the environment by highlighting the success of the rehabilitation of Boracay. The President urged Congress to enact a law creating BIDA or...