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Saturday, May 6, 2017
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BORACAY – In light of complaints about the garbage left by LaBoracay revelers, local officials urged tourists to be responsible by disposing of their waste properly.
This year’s LaBoracay — a series of beach parties starting April 25 and peaking on May 1, Labor Day — registered an all -time-high, 28-percent increase in tourist arrivals: 70,879 from last year’s 55,370.
But the horde of tourists also led to a huge amount of trash.
Several netizens posted videos and photos on social media of garbage left by tourists after the parties.
Organizers of LaBoracay events were asked to clean up after, said Executive Assistant IV Rowen Aguirre, island administrator.
“We obliged them to conduct clean up activities and provide trash bins,” Aguirre said.
Some tourists were just irresponsible in handling their trash, he lamented.
The local government of Malay is urging visitors to be responsible, said Aguirre.
The island administrator also admitted the lack of trash bins at the beachfront.
Aguirre said the local government has allocated a budget for the purchase of garbage bins.
“We are now in the bidding process,” he said, adding that they aim to “install (the bins) in different locations in the island” within the year. (PNA)
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