BE COMPLIANT. Tourists enjoy the white beach of Boracay Island during the Holy Week before the pandemic in 2020. The Department of Tourism said the island should observe the 19,215 daily visitors while its 2018 carrying capacity study is being reviewed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.(PNA file photo courtesy of Jun Aguirre) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Tourism (DOT) urged Boracay local government to comply with its allowed 19,215 visitors daily while its carrying capacity is being reviewed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). "DENR is currently doing a review on the carrying capacity study in 2018. They are expecting that the study will be released by June 15," said DOT Regional Director Cristine Mansinares in an interview on Friday. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat this week called on the local government unit (LGU) of Malay for exceeding the daily threshold on the island during the Holy Week. The number of tourist
BE COMPLIANT. Tourists enjoy the white beach of Boracay Island during the Holy Week before the pandemic in 2020. The Department of Tourism said the island should observe the 19,215 daily visitors while its 2018 carrying capacity study is being reviewed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.(PNA file photo courtesy of Jun Aguirre) ILOILO CITY - The Department of Tourism (DOT) has asked Boracay Island to comply with its allowed 19,215 visitors daily while its carrying capacity is being reviewed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). "DENR is currently doing a review on the carrying capacity study in 2018. They are expecting that the study will be released by June 15," said DOT Regional Director Cristine Mansinares in an interview on Friday. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat this week called on the local government unit (LGU) of Malay for exceeding the daily threshold on the island during the Holy Week. The number of tourists stay