With the recent reopening of Boracay to the public, the scientist group AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People says that further commercialization and privatization of the island are hiding behind the guise of DENR’s six month environmental rehabilitation, to the detriment of small local business owners, Read more…
Rehabilitation operations at Boracay have been ongoing for months, with the Duterte government targeting its reopening by October this year. According to the scientist group AGHAM – Advocates for Science and Technology for the People, the rehab operations of the Duterte government remain questionable, as it has failed to be Read more…
Experts were in agreement that the environmental degradation of the Boracay Island has been a long-standing problem exacerbated by the anarchic entry of its tourist establishments, and that transparency was needed in the ongoing rehabilitation of Boracay as well as other tourist spots in the country. In a public forum Read more…
AGHAM – Advocates of Science and Technology for the People calls for a transparent, participative and scientific approach in the rehabilitation of Boracay Island. We ask the DENR task force to immediately inform the public of their comprehensive action plan for the rehabilitation of Boracay Island and allow the involvement Read more…