{"id":161447,"date":"2018-04-25T01:45:59","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T05:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=161447"},"modified":"2025-01-30T18:19:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T23:19:47","slug":"workers-on-boracay-closure-its-painful-but-rewarding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/04\/25\/workers-on-boracay-closure-its-painful-but-rewarding\/","title":{"rendered":"Workers on Boracay closure: \u2018It\u2019s painful, but rewarding\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(PNA photo)” width=”415″ height=”260″ \/><\/a> One of the more than a hundred displaced workers who lined up at the social welfare department\u2019s office was Samia Macalanggan, who came to the island all the way from Marawi City some 10 years ago just to earn a living. (PNA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BORACAY<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Two days before the crown jewel of the country\u2019s tourism industry, Boracay Island, closes its doors to tourists, workers hit by its closure flocked to the Department of Social Welfare and Development\u2019s extension office here Tuesday, after the agency opened its Operations Center to assist affected workers and residents.<\/p>\n

One of the more than a hundred displaced workers who lined up at the social welfare department\u2019s office was Samia Macalanggan, who came to the island all the way from Marawi City some 10 years ago just to earn a living.<\/p>\n

Macalanggan was one of the many workers who witnessed how wanton destruction plagued the island through the years in the name of profit.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoracay is beautiful, it\u2019s peaceful. Unlike in my hometown where war persists, the people here just bother about work,\u201d she said in Filipino.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we, the residents here, support the island\u2019s closure. The number of hotels and establishments has gone way too high, it has not been controlled,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n

While she feels bad about losing her job, she said there is no argument that the island will emerge better once its problems are addressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be difficult at first, but once rehabilitation is finished, we will all benefit from it,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

For his part, Elias Rigaro, a sunglass vendor for eight years, said while he certainly feels the brunt of the island\u2019s shutdown. He said the closure of Boracay is a step in the right direction.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, Boracay should really be rehabilitated. There are sewerages flowing through the main road, and the government should act because of the influx of tourists here,\u201d he said in Filipino.<\/p>\n

In an interview, Joey Urquiola, head of DSWD\u2019s branch office in Aklan, said the local government has put up the Operations Center to document the status of affected workers and residents in the area.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDSWD\u2019s response is to help migrant workers return home.<\/p>\n

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Once this phase is completed, once we already extended support to them, then enters rehabilitation of the island and address the adverse effect of the economy in Malay,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe important process here is the profiling of people leaving this place. Because once they return to their provinces, what we will primarily do is know what happens to them when they go home. We need to consolidate information so we can at least refer them to other regions,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Urquiola said the fate of Boracay serves as a warning to other local tourist destinations in the country, especially those in which investments prevail over environmental protection.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike boxing, there should be a referee. In the case of Boracay, a referee should help in the regulation. There should be one to prevent abuse. And President (Rodrigo) Duterte\u2019s move to rehabilitate Boracay is right,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

At the end of the day, he said the Chief Executive\u2019s \u201cpolitical will\u201d pressed for the much-needed rehabilitation of Boracay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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