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BORACAY – Following President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent declaration of a state of lawlessness, the jetty port here tightened its security measures.
“The tourists understand. It is a welcome note that our tourism figures still continue to increase,” said Niven Maquirang, jetty port administrator.
From January to September this year, Boracay registered a rousing 1,310,670 foreign and local tourist arrivals.
Maquirang said the figures were notably higher compared to those recorded for the same period in 2015 (1,199,742 tourists).
Duterte placed the country under a state of lawless violence to prevent possible terrorist attacks.
Because of the declaration, the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police are on maximum alert level.
Maquirang said Boracay remains a strong tourism destination despite the declaration. Of the 1,310,670 tourist arrivals, 662,829 were foreign while 614,338 were domestic, he said.
“If this increasing trend continues, we are anticipating our tourist arrivals to reach 1.7 million this year,” said Maquirang. (PNA/PN)
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