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(PNA file photo) MANILA-The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking into the possibility of increasing Boracay Island's carrying capacity so more people can visit this world-famous tourist destination. Boracay's carrying capacity at present is about 19,000 people daily but it's time to study such matter as the government-led rehabilitation of the island resort considerably improved conditions so even previously shunned areas there are beginning to attract tourists, according to DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu. "If there's a study, the carrying capacity might be increased," he said Friday during a virtual press conference on tourism in Boracay Island. Cimatu said he will ask DENR's Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) to study if the number of people who visited Boracay increased, noting the rehabilitation boosted this island's capacity to accommodate tourists. He said tourists mainly flocked to Boracay's western por

Boracay islandRoy cimatuEcosystems researchDevelopment bureauDepartment of environmentAgency task forceNatural resourcesBoracay inter agency task forceNa file photo manila the department of environment and natural resources denr is looking into possibility increasing boracay island 39s carrying capacity so more people can visit this world famous tourist destination at present about 19000 people daily but it 39s time to study such matter as the government led rehabilitation of island resort considerably improved conditions so even previously shunned areas there are beginning attract touristsCcording to denr secretary roy cimatu quot if there 39 sa studyHe carrying capacity might be increasedUot he said friday duringa virtual press conference on tourism in boracay island cimatu will ask denr 39s ecosystems research and development bureau erdb to study if the number of people who visited increasedOting the rehabilitation boosted this island 39s capacity to accommodate tourists he said mainly flocked boracay western portion before government began rehabilitating quot timeHere are tourists even in boracay 39s eastern portionUot he said noted such portion used to be notorious for its cesspool like beach and waters quot it 39s clean there already