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1st LD: Philippine resort island Boracay to be closed for 6 months for rehabilitation

Xinhua,April 04, 2018 Adjust font size:

MANILA, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered on Wednesday the temporary closure of the world-class resort island Boracay in central Philippines for six months beginning April 26 to rehabilitate the island, his spokesman said.

Harry Roque said Duterte delivered the order during a cabinet meeting at the presidential palace late on Wednesday.

Duterte has earlier said that he supports the recommendation of three government departments to shut down Boracay for six months to give way to the massive clean up on the island.

Duterte, who likened the island to a cesspool, has ordered a crackdown on the island after learning that many of the establishments there have no proper sewerage system and emptying their waste directly into the sea.

Since Duterte gave the order, the government started dismantling illegal structures erected in forest lands and on the beach.

The popular resort islands powdery white sand and calm blue waters attract 2 million visitors yearly. Enditem

 

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