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    Bayan Muna criticized the government for closing Boracay island for rehabilitation without a clear plan, which has severely impacted the livelihoods of local residents who depend on tourism. A DENR official admitted that the rehabilitation plan for Boracay has not been finalized. Bayan Muna representative Carlos Zarate said closing the island without a plan is like "putting the carriage ahead of the horse." The author agrees that Boracay needs rehabilitation but argues the DENR should have a finalized plan in place to address the issues and support affected citizens, especially poor residents dependent on tourism, given the closure's harsh impact.

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    Bayan Muna criticized the government for closing Boracay island for rehabilitation without a clear plan, which has severely impacted the livelihoods of local residents who depend on tourism. A DENR official admitted that the rehabilitation plan for Boracay has not been finalized. Bayan Muna representative Carlos Zarate said closing the island without a plan is like "putting the carriage ahead of the horse." The author agrees that Boracay needs rehabilitation but argues the DENR should have a finalized plan in place to address the issues and support affected citizens, especially poor residents dependent on tourism, given the closure's harsh impact.

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    Bayan Muna criticized the government for closing Boracay island for rehabilitation without a clear plan, which has severely impacted the livelihoods of local residents who depend on tourism. A DENR official admitted that the rehabilitation plan for Boracay has not been finalized. Bayan Muna representative Carlos Zarate said closing the island without a plan is like "putting the carriage ahead of the horse." The author agrees that Boracay needs rehabilitation but argues the DENR should have a finalized plan in place to address the issues and support affected citizens, especially poor residents dependent on tourism, given the closure's harsh impact.

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    MAYJOSH J.

    NAPATAL REACTION PAPER #4

    SSC X-DIAMOND NATURAL RESOURCES ISSUES

    Bayan Muna decries lack of concrete plan for Boracay rehab

    After a Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) official admitted that
    plans for the rehabilitation of Boracay have not been finalized, Bayan Muna has slammed
    government for disregarding the impact of the island’s closure on the livelihood of residents.
    “The government has arbitrarily declared Boracay closed supposedly for rehabilitation, but
    apparently, to this day, the government has no clear detailed action plan yet to address the
    myriad issues confronting the island and its people,” Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate
    said in a statement on Friday. “This is outrageous given the severe impact of the closure,
    especially to the ordinary poor people who depend on their survival on the island’s tourism
    industry,” he added. Zarate made his comments after an on-site investigation of the Boracay
    closure, where DENR Undersecretary Ernesto Adobo’s said that the inter-agency Task Force
    Boracay has yet to finalize the action plan. “Closure without a plan is like putting the carriage
    ahead of the horse,” he said.

    In my point-of view, it is very essential that the Boracay should undergo rehabilitation for
    the safety of all tourists and for the image of the tourist spot itself. However, the DENR should,
    indeed, have a final plan to rehab the Boracay, since closing the tourist spot without any plan
    yet is too harsh for the citizens, especially the poor, whose income depends on it. Not everyone
    could accept that action of the DENR and Zarate was one of them. Somehow, I feel the same
    way as him, because the poor people who depend on Boracay for their living are maybe living
    life harder than before, because of what happened to their previous living. Some people may
    ignore this, because they are not affected of the tourist spot’s rehabilitation, but it’s degrading
    the image of our country to just stand by and let the Boracay not have rehabilitation and be
    unsanitary or have the poor people adjust to one of the difficulties in their lives.

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