Pipe Allegedly Discharges Human Feces Beneath Boracay Beach
BORACAY – A pipe owned by a concessionaire in Boracay allegedly release human feces beneath the beach.
Last year, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has ordered a 6 months closure for the rehabilitation of Boracay Island. The purpose is to prevent further deterioration.
The top tourist destination in the Philippines has opened again to the public last October 26, 2019. Foreign and local tourist flock to the paradise island to see it’s positive changes.
However, a part of Boracay Islas was temporarily closed after a video of a foreign woman allegedly letting her child defecate on the shore surfaced on the internet. The viral video elicited negative reaction from the Filipinos.
A few days after, a beach guard found the alleged diaper buried by the woman in the closed portion of the beach. The management then ordered to reopen that portion after it passed on the water quality test.
Recently, a diving instructor from Korea discovered an outfall pipe that allegedly discharges human feces into the seawater of Boracay. It can be seen on the video that a sea turtle stuck its head on the outlet of the pipe. The video was shared on the ABS-CBN News Youtube Channel.
Department of Environmental and Natural Resources (DENR) USEC. Benny Antiporda said it possible that the waste that came out of the pipe could be human excrement. The pipe was owned by a water concessionaire in Boracay.
DENR have already issued a cease and desist order against the owner of the outfall pipe. The concessionaire has already stopped the activity after receiving the order. The government agency said it’s still safe to swim in Boracay.
Watch the video below:
Several netizens expressed their reactions after seeing the video of the outfall pipe. Here are some of their comments on the video:
@gc pz: “4.2 billion budget allocated and we still get this.”
@Bea Fernandez: “Jusko Boracay ang Dami nyu ng issue tungkol sa dumi. Nung una yung turista tinabunan yung dumi. Ngaun tubo Naman. Safe pa kaya ang mga kinakain dyan.”
@Milhouse: “Minadali kasi ang “rehabilitation” kaya puro sablay.”
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