Boracay placed under state of calamity

By RALPH VILLANUEVA

Apr 27, 2018 12:15 am

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte officially placed three villages of the famed Boracay Island under a “state of calamity” and declared the resort destination closed to tourists for a six-month rehabilitation and cleanup starting April 26.

DESERTED Photo shows an empty beach on the resort island of Boracay as the government shuttered its most famous holiday destination for a six-month clean-up. AFP PHOTO

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