When I first heard about “B.I.D.A” or the Boracay Island Development Authority, I was instinctively suspicious of it because the idea was being presented by politicians who had no natural stake in the island and had no consistent track record on tourism or environmental protection.
ILOILO CITY – The Aklan provincial board formally withdrew a persona non grata declaration against four lawmakers over the proposal to create the Boracay Island Development Authority (BIDA), a corporate-based body that will manage the country’s most famous beach destination.
The 19th Aklan Provi
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A COUPLE walks on the white beach of Boracay Island with the iconic Willy’s Rock in the background. (Tara Yap)
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government of Aklan and the local government of Malay are now responsible for continuing the rehabilitation of world-famous Boracay Island. The national govern
TURNOVER. Acting Environment Secretary Jim Sampulna (left), chair of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF), turns over to Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores the Boracay Coffee Table Book containing the transformation of the island during the culminating activity held Thursday (June 16, 2022) at the Balabag Wetland Park in Barangay Balabag, Boracay Island in Malay. The task force also turned over the management of the island to the Aklan and Malay local government units as its mandate will end on June 30.(Photo courtesy of DENR Western Visayas) ILOILO CITY - The leaders of the province of Aklan and the municipality of Malay on Thursday formally accepted the challenge to continue the rehabilitation of Boracay Island as the task force created to carry out the restoration will end its mandate on June 30. Acting Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Jim Sampulna, chair of the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force (BIATF), led the turnover to Aklan Governor Floren