Boracay Do's and Don'ts get support from Church, stakeholders

The so-called Boracay Do's and Don'ts advocacy campaign gets support from different sectors including the Catholic Church, Aklan provincial government and business community such as the Boracay Foundation, Incorporated.

Niven Maquirang, jetty port administrator, said that the Aklan provincial government plans to include in the signages of private advertisers both in Caticlan and Cagban the Do's and Don'ts Advocacy Campaign.

"We are planning to require advertisers in the jetty port to allocate portion of their advertising space the advocacy campaign," said Maquirang.

Some Do's and Don'ts campaign in Boracay includes prohibition on smoking and drinking of liquor,littering at the front beach, collection of pebbles and white sand, among others.

"We are helping this advocacy because we believe we also have the capability of reaching and informing our tourists on what to do while in Boracay," said Maquirang.

The BFI for its part, plans to put up signages of the advocacy campaign in the strategic areas of Boracay. The BFI links its support to Boracay Beach Management Program of the local government.

Rev. Fr. Edwin Chi Yu of the Holy Rosary Parish in Barangay Balabag, Boracay said that they are planning to occasionally include in their masses the call to help conserve the environment of this resort island.