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Sunday, March 11, 2018
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MANILA – The Senate reached consensus that only the erring establishments in Boracay must be closed, not the entire island.
“We reached a consensus that it is really not fair to close all the establishments in the area…only those who violated the rules or did not comply with the law [will be closed],” said Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairwoman of the Senate committee on environment and natural resources.
Villar stressed that the erring establishments must be penalized and the compliant ones, rewarded.
Earlier, Tourism sectary Wanda Teo and Local Government secretary Eduardo Año sought for a 60-day total closure of business establishments in the world-renowned island.
It will speed up the rehabilitation of Boracay, they said.
On March 2, the Senate committees on environment, tourism and local government held a public hearing to discuss measures that will address the environmental problems plaguing the island.
Members of the panels went around Boracay that day, inspecting business establishments and island facilities.
“We do not want our fellow Filipinos there to suffer unnecessarily by losing their livelihood. In any situation, we always try to come up with a solution that will minimize inconvenience and lessen adverse repercussions,” Villar said.
The senator also shared that the Senate will continue its hearings on Boracay. She added that she will push for the creation of an authority that will be tasked to oversee the island’s development./PN
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