BORACAY ISLAND, (PNA) — The Task Force Boracay Redevelopment continues to enforce the demolition of illegal structures at the front beach of this resort island which started Sunday.
Task Force Chairman Glen Sacapano, representing the local government of Malay, said that the demolition was enforced after a 60-day period was given to resort owners who refused to voluntarily comply in destroying their structures at the front beach.
It was President Benigno Simeon Aquino III who ordered for the “clean up” of Boracay to ensure environmental sustainability. Also included in the task force aside from the local government were the Department of Tourism, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Philippine National Police, Department of Interior and Local Government, among others.
Josmar Lao, one of the affected stakeholders, said consider the enforcement of the demolition as illegal pending the request for issuance of temporary restraining order by the Kalibo Regional Trial Court. The trial court has scheduled the hearing of the request for TRO on November 7.
“They must have awaited for the decision on the TRO that we requested at the RTC,” said Lao, adding that the demolished structures are worth P3 million.
Meanwhile, the Department of Tourism distributed Certificate of Compliance (CoC) to the resort owners who complied with the requirements of the task force Tuesday.
The COC received by the resort owners will be used as proof that they are compliant with the government requirement and these will be used as tool for their easy renewal of business permit next year.