00:00Authorities are now imposing tourism-related fees on Boracay Island
00:05to make it more competitive with other tourist destinations
00:09and to attract more tourists.
00:11KDLG-Western Visayas Regional Director Juan Jovian Ingeniero
00:17has already helped the Department of Tourism,
00:20the Local Government of Clanat Malay, and other stakeholders
00:24to decide if there is anything that needs to be changed
00:26in the current situation for tourists.
00:28KDLG-Western Visayas Regional Director Juan Jovian Ingeniero
00:33is also supporting this initiative to maintain the tourism industry in the island.
00:36At present, there are P150 for the terminal and environmental fees,
00:41as well as other fees.
00:43According to the data of the Malay Municipal Tourism Office,
00:45from February 1 to 15,
00:47there are 92,254 tourist arrivals in Boracay,
00:51of which 65,230 are local tourists,
00:5424,905 are foreign visitors,
00:57and some are off the balloons and returning Filipinos.
