President Rodrigo Duterte — who has said that inadequate sewage treatment on the island, Boracay, has turned its beaches into a “cesspool” — directed that it be closed to tourism starting ...

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 ...

Assault-rifle wielding police escort tourists off island president says has become 'cesspool' Boracay: The Philippines shuttered its most famous holiday island Boracay to tourists on Thursday for ...

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