Taiwanese continue to flock Boracay

Despite the ongoing conflict between the Philippines and Taiwan, Taiwanese continue to flock Boracay according to the records of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP)-Kalibo.
Engr. Percy Malonesio, CAAP-Kalibo chief, said in an interview that direct flights coming from and to Taiwan is at normal operation at the Kalibo International Airport (KIA).
"Flights coming from Taiwan continue at its normal state," Malonesio said, adding that more than 90 percent of Taiwanese passengers using the KIA is bound for Boracay Island.
Taiwanese tourists rank second to the over-all foreign tourism arrivals in 2012 in Boracay. At least 92, 209 Taiwanese visited Boracay in 2012.
South Korean tourists ranked first while Chinese rank third in the over all foreign tourists arrivals in this resort island last year.
Aklan Congressman Florencio Miraflores said that the national government is doing anything it could to iron out this conflict with the government.
The conflict erupted when an operative of the Philippine Coast Guard allegedly shot to death a Taiwanese fisherman recently.