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Tourism department clarifies no room limits in Boracay

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 03:12 PM

The number of hotel rooms in Boracay will not be limited once the island reopens next week, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Tuesday, belying earlier pronouncements of the Environment Department. Read more »

Mga turistang dumating sa Boracay, kakaunti

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 10:44 PM

Sa unang tatlong araw ng dry run o praktis sa muling pagbubukas ng isla, mas marami ang mga trabahador at empleyado na dumating kaysa mga turista. Read more »

Last day in paradise: notes from the day Boracay shut down

Jeff Canoy
Updated as of Oct 17 10:38 PM

On the occasion of Boracay's reopening, we are republishing Palanca-winning writer and ABS-CBN reporter Jeff Canoy's account of the last time he was in the island: the day it officially closed to tourists in April this year—the same day its long time residents saw their island again.  Read more »

DENR names resort that allegedly faked compliance certificate

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 05:35 PM

Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda on Wednesday named Henann Group of Resorts in Boracay as the establishment that allegedly faked its compliance certificate. Read more »

Citizen's arrest vs nagkakalat ng basura sa Boracay, isinusulong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 10:19 PM

Isinusulong ngayon ang pagsasagawa ng citizen's arrest sa mga mahuhuling nagkakalat ng basura sa isla ng Boracay. Read more »

Citizen's arrest mulled vs Boracay litter bugs

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 16 11:41 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - The Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force is satisfied with improvements in Boracay island following almost 6 months of rehabilitation. Read more »

What tourists, businesses need to know about Boracay dry run, opening

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 03:46 AM

MANILA - As Boracay began its partial reopening on Monday, the government said it will strictly enforce the compliance of business establishments to ensure the success of its dry run. Read more »

Praktis sa pagbubukas ng Boracay, nagsimula na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 08:43 PM

Sinimulan na nitong Lunes ng gobyerno ang dry run o pagsasanay para sa pagbubukas ng isla ng Boracay, na nakatakda sa Oktubre 26. Read more »

'Cesspool no more': Boracay opening dry run starts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 10:45 AM

BORACAY, Aklan - The government on Monday began its 10-day dry run for the October 26 soft opening of this holiday island. Read more »

'New' Boracay's dos and don'ts

By Kat Domingo, infographic by Pamela Ramos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 10:44 AM

It's gonna be a "fine" beach. Read more »

Duterte says to personally hand land reform certs to Boracay lumads

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 09:23 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday that he will personally distribute land reform certificates to the lumads or indigenous people of Boracay island, which will reopen this month after a half-year closure.   Read more »

Dry run ng Boracay reopening, pinaghahandaan, kinasasabikan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 07:38 PM

Puspusan na ang paghahanda ng mga may-ari at empleyado ng mga establisimyento para sa gagawing dry-run sa pagbubukas ng Boracay sa Lunes. Read more »

Boracay ready for reopening dry run

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 10:46 AM

Several business establishments in Boracay are putting their final touches as they get set for the island's reopening dry run on Monday. Read more »

Tourist arrivals up by 8.4 pct in August: DOT chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 09:06 PM

Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the agency is targeting 7.4 million tourist arrivals this year from 6.6 million last year. Read more »

Aklan residents to be given priority in Boracay opening dry run

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 08:16 PM

Compliant businesses are the only ones allowed to operate during the dry run slated October 15 to 25. Read more »

DOT tells non-compliant Boracay hotels to 'stop bookings,' 'delete online promos'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 04:13 PM

MANILA - Establishments that fail to comply with government regulations in tourist island Boracay should "delete" online promotional materials and stop booking rooms "until complete compliance with government regulations," the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Saturday.   Read more »

'Dry run' bago ang Boracay soft opening nakatakda sa Lunes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 11:06 PM

Bago ang nakatakdang soft opening ng Boracay sa Oktubre 26, magkakaroon muna ito sa Lunes, Oktubre 15 ng dry run para sa mga residente ng Aklan at mga kalapit na probinsya. Read more »

DOT releases new list of Boracay hotels open for booking by October

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 07:30 PM

MANILA - The Department of Tourism on Friday released a new list of Boracay establishments where tourists may stay once the island reopens on October 26. Read more »

Siargao, Boracay, Palawan rank 1-2-3 in travel magazine’s list of best islands in Asia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 01:27 AM

Siargao was noted for its surf breaks and white sand, Boracay its “gentle coastlines and made-for-Instagram sunsets,” and Palawan its “otherworldly” subterranean river and blue lagoon. Read more »

Boracay trash to be transported out of the island daily - DENR exec

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 03 12:22 PM

Trash collected inside Boracay will be transported out of the island every day to avoid "stockpiling" when it reopens later this month, an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said Wednesday. Read more »