TOURISM Secretary Wanda Tulfo-Teo said she was recommending the temporary but full closure of Boracay so that the island could be rehabilitated “ASAP."

“Six months is too long (Sobra ang six months)," Teo told reporters in a press briefing in Intramuros on Thursday.

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