The Philippines has reopened its famous holiday island of Boracay - six months after it was closed for becoming a "cesspool". Once seen as a paradise escape, the tiny island was shut down in April ...

Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Supported by By Patrick Scott When the Philippine island of Boracay was in the rogues’ gallery of destinations marred by overtourism, large sections of its 2.5 ...

MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday approved the closure of the country's most famous tourist island, Boracay, for six months from April 26, his spokesman said ...