BORACAY Island will be a “land reform area” for farmers, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday as he clarified that there was no plan, so far, for the government to approve a casino project on the island.

In a news conference in Davao City before leaving for China, Duterte said no casinos would be built on Boracay while it is closed for cleaning.

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