MARIT STINUS-CABUGON
LAST May, President Rodrigo Duterte declared Boracay island — a tourist zone since 1978 by presidential proclamation — an agrarian reform area. A few days ago, the President personally distributed certificates of land ownership (CLOA) to members of the local indigenous community. Forty-five families became owners of a total 3.2064 hectares (has) of the famous Boracay island.