MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he would order the arrest of local government officials and resort owners of Boracay if they refuse to cooperate and protest the government’s ongoing investigation and efforts to rehabilitate the famous island.
Duterte said that local executives and businessmen were responsible for the degradation of Boracay, a day after announcing that he would declare the tourist destination under state of calamity for its worsening sewage problems.
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