Natividad Bernardino, head of Boracay's rehabilitation program says the island's lockdown is a boon for marine life that was dwindling.
BORACAY, Philippines – For 23-year-old tour guide Samuel Garilao, the beaches on the popular island of Boracay have never been cleaner and the water never clearer.
But with the Philippines largely shut off from the outside world due to the coronavirus and with domestic tourism tightly managed, Boracay has had a rare chance to recover. Natividad Bernardino, head of Boracay’s rehabilitation program, said the island’s lockdown was a boon for marine life that was dwindling.
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