Tag: shutdown
Friday’s Boracay operator reports huge sales drop due to island closure
Boulevard Holdings, Inc. (BHI) saw a significant drop in sales of products and services for the month of May, following the six-month closure of...
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Boracay developers not worried over contamination controversy (1997)
By Annie Ruth C. Sabangan
The three biggest property developers on Boracay Island said they are not threatened by the publicized report of the Department...
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Resorts lost P6.5M due to Boracay row (1997)
By Eduardo L. Jalbuna
ILOILO — Boracay resort operators had incurred losses amounting to P6.5 million as a result of reports of unsafe water in...
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Boracay resorts brace for less tourist arrivals (1997)
The Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) Region 6 director Edwin G. Trompeta recently warned of a decline in visitor arrivals in Boracay Island due to...
DTI identifies programs that will help workers affected by Boracay closure
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) once again assured that it has identified initiatives to cushion the impact to workers and entrepreneurs of...
Workers question constitutionality of Boracay closure, ask SC to issue TRO
Workers and residents of Boracay, through the National Union of Peoples' Lawyers (NUPL), on Wednesday, April 25, filed a complaint before the Supreme Court...
BHI lists countermeasures for Boracay closure
Boulevard Holdings, Inc. (BHI) has provided countermeasures for the company’s operations in Boracay given the island’s shutdown on Thursday, April 26, including the payment...
Boracay temporary closure to cost PHL economy nearly P2 billion —...
THE CLOSURE and rehabilitation of Boracay is seen to cost the economy some P1.96 billion in six months, the National Economic and Development Authority...
Boracay rehab masterplan to include other islands — DENR
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will be updating the master plan for Boracay to include the neighboring islands in the Northern...
Palace insists ‘no new casino’ in Boracay; PAGCOR permits China firm...
By Arjay L. Balinbin, Reporter
"No new casino will rise in Boracay," Presidential Spokesperson Herminio Harry L. Roque, Jr. said on Wednesday, April 11, despite...
Boracay may reopen in 4 months but with limited tourists: Teo
The Philippines is looking to shorten the closure period for its most popular holiday hotspot Boracay to four months from six, but the number...
Fridays Boracay operator estimates P45.5-million revenue loss from island shutdown
The operator of Fridays Boracay Beach Resort will take a hit following the “impulsive” decision of the government to close the island for rehabilitation,...
Study that will show Boracay’s ‘carrying capacity’ out end of April
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources will be releasing a study on the carrying capacity of Boracay island by the end of April.
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PCCI calls for government to reconsider plan to shut down Boracay
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) has called on the government to hear out stakeholders before finalizing its shutdown on Boracay establishments.
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