MALACAÑANG on Monday said there would be no permanent closure of Boracay Island, only “remedial” measures to clean up the world-famous beach destination.

“The permanent closure of Boracay is unacceptable. If there will be any partial closure [on the island] it is to ensure that Boracay will be viable for the next generations to come,” Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said in a news briefing at the Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges Auditorium in Nabua, Camarines Sur.

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