By LEON DULCE KALIBUTAN MANILA — The vividly crass mouth of President Rodrigo Duterte supplies the perfect word to describe his administration’s environmental policy: ‘Cesspool.’ This is how Duterte described the pollution crisis in Boracay island to project a sense of urgency in his marching orders to close down the island. Duterte’s subordinates quickly went…
“The government must conduct a thorough assessment of the Boracay Island and identify appropriate mitigating measures to address the degrading state of the island.”
“It is already clear to the public that Duterte’s directive to rehabilitate the island is only a “lutong macau” because there are already giant conglomerates that will replace local infrastructures and businesses in the island.”
“We do not object the rehabilitation of Boracay, it must have been done before. But we will not let a foreign company to enter and plunder our resources and violate our patrimony in the name of profit.”
GUNITA NG SALITA Ni ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Ang Boracay ay ang mitikal na mirage ng gitnang uring bakasyon at mataas na uri ng weekend na libangan o weekday na chill. Kahit pa marami nang lokal na turista ang nakapunta rito, marami pa rin sa ating mamamayan ay walang muwang ukol dito, kasing layo ng Batanes,…
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO and MICHAEL CRUZ Bulatlat.com BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan — Along the busy stretch of restaurants, bars and shops of Boracay Island’s world famous white beach, Norberto Marcelo and his family sat together, huddled as if they were planning a game strategy. Norberto and his family are Atis, an indigenous peoples group…
BORACAY, Aklan — A small boy sits down on Boracay’s white beach, at the area more commonly referred to as Station 1, and starts digging a small hole with his spoon. “You know, you’re mom would be angry if she finds out you’re using your kitchen spoon to dig sand,” I told him in jest,…
Nagkakabuhay ang Boracay sa pagkagat ng dilim. Buong gabi ang kasiyahan at makikita sa kalye ang mga taong nagsasayawan, nag-iinuman at nagkakantahan. Tila walang problema ang lahat, at ang anumang bagahe nila sa buhay ay nilunod na ng alak at malakas na musika. NI DANILO ARAÑA ARAO KONTEKSTO/Pinoy Weekly Inilathala ng Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No.…
BY JHONG DELA CRUZ Bulatlat PHOTO ESSAY Vol. VII, No. 34, September 30-October 6, 2007 1. At first sight, one would not believe this is part of the world-known island of Boracay, in the southern Philippine province of Aklan. Inside this island-resort are thriving communities whose people are largely dependent on tourism, fishing and in…