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BORACAY Island, Aklan: The Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) is requiring resorts and stakeholders here to get a
geo-hazard impact certificate to ensure their establishment is
environment-friendly.
In a report by Panay News, DENR provincial
officer Raoul Lorrilla said they found out Boracay Island is
environmentally-sensitive. The geo-hazard certificate is obtained
from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau of the DENR.
“Some stakeholders put their establishment any
where in the island without noticing that they are already
disrupting the environment. We must understand that the island is
only made of limestone sensitive to large-scale construction and
development,” Lorilla said.
“An example is a resort constructed on a cave
in Boracay. The owners had insisted that their establishment is
environment-friendly but we would like to know if it will be safe a
few years from now,” Lorilla added.
It was learned that five more resorts are
currently being investigated by the DENR. These resorts are
operating without the required Environmental Compliance Certificate.
“We must remember that Boracay is along the
Tablas Fault that is why we want to ensure that the island is safe
from threat of earthquakes and even tsunamis in the future,”
Lorilla said.
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