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Boracay area reopens after cleanup prompted by defecation video

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Jeff Canoy

ABS-CBN News

MANILA - A portion of Boracay island has reopened following a cleanup triggered by a viral video of a foreigner fouling up its waters with human waste, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said Friday.Authorities on Wednesday <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/14/19/part-of-boracay-closes-for-cleanup-after-defecation-reports">cordoned off</a> a 100-meter wide section of the beach in Boracay&#x27;s station 1, where a foreign woman allegedly let her child defecate.The area reopened on Thursday 4 p.m. after fecal coliform test results revealed that the waters there were &quot;almost perfect,&quot; said Cimatu.This week&#x27;s &quot;isolated&quot; defecation incident serves as a &quot;wake-up call&quot; for vacationers, he said.The environment department will ask the Boracay Inter-Agency Task Force to consider putting up public toilets near the beach as private establishments might not allow non-paying customers to use their facilities, said Undersecretary Benny Antiporda.<ul class="op-related-articles"><li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/15/19/follow-rules-palace-tells-tourists-after-viral-boracay-video">&#x27;Follow rules,&#x27; Palace tells tourists after viral Boracay video</a></li><li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/15/19/boracay-officials-to-step-up-info-campaign-for-tourists-after-defecation-reports">Boracay officials to step up info campaign for tourists after defecation reports</a></li></ul>

A portion of Boracay island has reopened following a cleanup triggered by a viral video of a foreigner fouling up its waters with human waste, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said Friday.

A portion of Boracay island has reopened following a cleanup triggered by a viral video of a foreigner fouling up its waters with human waste, Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said Friday.