Boracay cow lives in the graveyard

A few days ago I was out looking at some property and drove by the Boracay Cemetery. Since I am getting older I decided to take a tour of the local boneyard and see if I would like to be buried there.

It only took two minutes to make my decision and the answer was NO. I could not believe that the only cemetery in Boracay (the worlds best tropical island) was completely run down and covered in garbage. Seems nobody cares about the place and few people visit their departed loved ones.

Even more shocking was seeing a cow eating what little grass that was left.

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Banana Boat Boracay

 

The Boracay weather was great today and many people were sailing, kite boarding, and riding the banana boats.

It's a blast to watch banana boats because most of the riders have no idea that they are going to be dumped in the ocean. About fifteen minutes into the ride the driver of the tow boat makes a sudden swerve and intentionally flips the banana boat over.

Everyone winds up in the ocean screaming and panic struck.

Back to Boracay

I had to go to Cebu for a couple of days and did not realize how lucky I was to live on Boracay Island, until I returned. Sometimes you can be so close to something you do not see its true value until it is gone. We are in the high season now and there hundreds of visitors arriving daily. Many of the resorts are fully booked. There are four new major resorts under construction, on white beach, and the new Shangri-La villa complex is underway near Puka beach.

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New railway system planned for Boracay!

The rehabilitation of the Panay railway system, which covers existing tracks between Iloilo and Roxas City in Capiz, could start this year after Congress enacted the National Railways Act last year. Built by the United States, the railway system ceased operating more than 15 years ago due to financial losses.

The project will provide the best alternative to road transportation, with ridership forecasts reaching 42,338 passengers daily. It could also carry 63,992 tons of cargo every day.

The construction period will run from 2006 to 2008, and the railway system is set to start operating in 2009. Construction will be in several phases: the railway from Iloilo to Roxas City will be the first to be laid out, followed by the segment from Roxas City to Kalibo, and then from Kalibo to Caticlan, the gateway to Boracay island.

499,452 visitors to Boracay in 2005

Aklan tourism is now a P4-billion industry

Kalibo, Aklan (27 January) -- Tourism, said Aklan Governor Carlito S. Marquez in his recently-delivered "State of the Province Address (SOPA), "continuous to be an anchor industry of our province. By the end of last year, we nearly hit the half-a-million mark in terms of number of domestic and foreign visitors."

Marquez said Boracay's tourist arrivals for 2005 were 499,452. Of this number, 155,739 were foreign visitors while the remaining 343,713 were local tourists. The arrivals of these tourists in the world famous paradise island of Boracay generated an estimated P3.8 billion in tourism receipts, money which circulated into Aklan's mainstream economy.

Marquez said that in preparing the province, particularly the resort island of Boracay for the projection of one million tourist by 2010, the province has committed P1 million for the purchase of land ferry service (multicabs) which maybe leased out to a transport cooperative in Malay to cater to the needs for transportation facilities of Boracay residents and workers at comparatively lower fare rate. He also said the province appropriated P1 million to promote and market alternative tourist destinations of the province like the Manggad it Kalibo in the Mangrove Eco Park, the Bugna It Tangalan Jawili Falls and the Hurom-Hurom Cold Springs of the town of Nabas.

The tourism industry in Boracay is also a big in factor in generating jobs in the province. Boracay's existence is instrumental in the direct employment of more than 5,000 skilled and unskilled workers, 56 percent of which are Aklanons, engaged in various services in the island and employed by tourism-related businesses in the prime tourist destination of the country - a ready answer to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's call for job generation and livelihood opportunities.

Governor Marquez delivered his State of the Province Address at the Aklan SP Session Hall before Sangguniang Panlalawigan Members, heads and representatives of national and provincial government offices, mayors, non-government organizations, people's organizations and the local media.

No More Trikes on Boracay Island

I learned today that the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) will be phasing out tricycles on Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan.

Here is a summary of the decision...

"In lieu of the three-wheeled transport, midget passengers vans popularly known as multicabs will be traversing the island haven, LTFRB regional director Porfirio Clavel said yesterday over the radio.

"It is not a safe (mode of transportation) and it is not environment friendly,"Clavel remarked of the tricycle. "There have been many accidents involving tourists."

As he was speaking over DYFM Bombo Radyo Iloilo, Clavel said that he was headed to Boracay island to conduct public hearings over the matter, particularly to check on the reaction of tricycle drivers and operators on the proposed phase out.

Multicabs, Clavel noted, is a safer mode of transportation as compared to tricycles. Initially, 15 units will be granted franchises, Clavel said.

At the present, the principal transport of going around the island is through tricycles. There are also pedal-powered pedicabs for shorter distances, and private establishments renting out motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles for a fee."

Personally the only complaints I have about the trikes is the polution they create and the fact that there are too many of them in Boracay. The clouds of smoke they create is definitely not good for our health and takes away from the natural beauty of the Island.