BORACAY ISLAND -- With the start of the six-month closure of Boracay, the droves of tourists that normally crowd the 4-kilometer stretch of fine white sand beach are gone from the island.
What's left are the residents and a few foreign and local tourists who had the lucky draw of booking their stay way in advance and over the date of the official start of the closure on April 26.
Elsewhere in the island, workers from different government agencies began pounding the streets and tearing down walls, but down at White Beach, the government has allowed a portion around Station 1 for the exclusive use of residents (and a few lucky visitors).
They are down to a few hundreds and compared to a day before when thousands frolicked around the beach, they had the entire White Beach with the powdery-white sand and crystal clear waters (which have made this island the country’s most famous tourist destination) all to their own.
Families wasted no time to escape the hustle in town and proceeded to the beach with the kids. This was probably how it was for the few locals who used to enjoy this piece of paradise before the tourism boom began.
source: news.abs-cbn.com
