Undersecretary Benny Antiporda of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said the cancellation was made due to the threat of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
LoveBoracay, which was scheduled April 26 to May 2, features several events such as environment-friendly parties, hammock festival, and beach clean-up among others. The event started last year.
"There are only few tourists coming to Boracay now. We decided to cancel all the related events because of the Covid-19. We ask everyone not to panic," Antiporda said.
The DENR chairs the task force.
The Philippines has a total of 49 confirmed cases of Covid-19 as of Thursday morning, March 12. Two of the confirmed cases have died. The first fatality was a 44-year-old Chinese man who died due to severe pneumonia in February, while the second was a 61-year-old Filipino woman who died at the Manila Doctors Hospital in Manila City Wednesday, March 11.
The World Health Organization declared Thursday, March 12, the new coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic, as it has infected more than 120,000 people around the world and killed more than 4,300. (
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