The world-famous Boracay Island--the crown jewel of Phlippine tourism--has been awarded the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Safe Travels Stamp for its adoption of globally recognized health and safety guidelines during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Kids swim in the famous...
At least 3,000 tourism workers from the world-famous Boracay Island in Aklan comprise the first batch of local workers that are set to be inoculated against the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Department of Tourism) Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat...
The House Committees on Government Enterprises and on Local Government on approved on Tuesday, June 15, the proposed establishment of a "Boracay Island Development Authority" or BIDA, despite the reservation of local government executives, some lawmakers, and Cabinet agencies. Boracay Island (Tara...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued three local fishermen onboard a distressed motorbanca off Boracay Island in Aklan on Friday, May 7. In an incident report, the PCG said the fishermen encountered an engine trouble after they went to fish in the vicinity waters of Sitio Diniwid. The fishermen...
A seagrass mapping and assessment of Boracay Island has revealed that the island now has nine species of seagrass, with the newest recorded species called Halophila spinulosa. Experts have said that this is due to the ongoing rehabilitation of the island, which resulted into a healthy marine...
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...
