Aklan officials: Ready for probe on alleged irregularities in Boracay

Both Aklan Gov.  Florencio Miraflores and Malay Mayor Ciceron Cawaling expressed readiness to face any court charges for alleged irregularities in this resort island.

Earlier, the Department of the Interior and Local Government named Miraflores and Cawaling among others to be possibly charged of graft on April 14.

They allegedly misdeclared the earnings generated from the environmental collection fee charges that some say amount to P90 million.

Last year  around 2 million tourists visited this resort island. At P75 per tourist, the total collection fee could hit P150 million.

Miraflores expressed confidence he would not be implicated in the charges as the head of the local government in charge of collecting the environmental fee.

Cawaling said in a separate interview said he would act to clear his name.

“I should face the charges since there is nothing I can do for now,” he said. “What I hope is to clear my name on this mess before my term ends.”