Malacañang said President Rodrigo Duterte was pleased with the rehabilitation of Boracay, adding the bold move of shutting down the island for six months was “a lesson of political will.”

Business as usual Tourists walk along the beach on the island of Boracay on October 27, Saturday, a day after the island was reopened to visitors. AFP photo

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