BE COMPLIANT. Tourists enjoy the white beach of Boracay Island during the Holy Week before the pandemic in 2020. The Department of Tourism said the island should observe the 19,215 daily visitors while its 2018 carrying capacity study is being reviewed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.(PNA file photo courtesy of Jun Aguirre) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Tourism (DOT) urged Boracay local government to comply with its allowed 19,215 visitors daily while its carrying capacity is being reviewed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). "DENR is currently doing a review on the carrying capacity study in 2018. They are expecting that the study will be released by June 15," said DOT Regional Director Cristine Mansinares in an interview on Friday. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat this week called on the local government unit (LGU) of Malay for exceeding the daily threshold on the island during the Holy Week. The number of tourist
BE COMPLIANT. Tourists enjoy the white beach of Boracay Island during the Holy Week before the pandemic in 2020. The Department of Tourism said the island should observe the 19,215 daily visitors while its 2018 carrying capacity study is being reviewed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.(PNA file photo courtesy of Jun Aguirre) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Tourism (DOT) has asked Boracay Island to comply with its allowed 19,215 visitors daily while its carrying capacity is being reviewed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). "DENR is currently doing a review on the carrying capacity study in 2018. They are expecting that the study will be released by June 15," said DOT Regional Director Cristine Mansinares in an interview on Friday. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat this week called on the local government unit (LGU) of Malay for exceeding the daily threshold on the island during the Holy Week. The number of tourists stay
Baguio Burnham Park (File photo) MANILA - Malacanang is elated over Filipinos' restored confidence in tourism, noting that travel plays a significant role in reviving the Philippine economy. Acting presidential spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made this remark following reports that domestic travel spiked during the recent Holy Week from April 14 to 17. This year's Holy Week was the first major vacation break for Filipinos under Alert Level 1, after enduring two years of travel restrictions due to Covid-19 pandemic. "Magandang balita 'yan, dumadami na ang mga turista. So ibig sabihin yung confidence level ng ating mga kababayan na magbakasyon ay nandiyan na matapos nga ang mga lockdown (That is good news, that there are more tourists. This means the confidence level of our people is being restored after lockdowns)," Andanar said in a Palace press briefing. Andanar expressed confidence that tourism-dependent cities and provinces will surely
Since Boracay was reopened to tourism in October 2018 following a six-month shutdown for rehabilitation, a carrying capacity has been imposed on the world-famous resort island.
ILOILO CITY – Tourist arrivals in Boracay Island in Aklan unexpectedly reached beyond the limit allowed by the Department of Tourism. “It was unexpected, especially with the pandemic still not over yet,” Malay town mayor Frolibar Bautista told Manila Bulletin in a phone interview on Tuesday, April