Boracay limits capacity

THE Philippine Government has imposed limits on the size and number of ships allowed to disembark at the country’s popular island of Boracay.

Speaking at the PATA Annual Summit in Cebu City, Undersecretary at Philippine Department of Tourism Art Boncato said the reason for imposing the limits was related to ongoing rehabilitation efforts of the destination.

“We’re doing this because we always have the carrying capacity in mind,” he said.

“No more than 19,215 tourists are allowed in all major tourism sites in Boracay at any given time... we don’t want to breach that,” Boncato added.

The decision has seen the Boracay inter-agency task force divert cruise ships to other Philippine destinations, with Subic receiving the most visitors.