Boracay resorts given two months to clean up 'cesspool' island

MANILA: Scores of holiday resorts on the famous white-sand island Boracay have been given two months to clean up or face closure, officials said on Wednesday, after President Rodrigo Duterte warned tourists were swimming in waters polluted by feces.

The outspoken Philippine leader last week blasted the tiny island's hotels, restaurants and other businesses, accusing them of dumping sewage directly into the sea and turning it into a "cesspool."