To allay public outrage over the contradiction between the avowed aim of environmental rehabilitation and the building of mega-casinos on the island, Duterte then claimed that Boracay would in fact be subjected to land reform. 
Kama namna ya kuwanyamazisha wananchi waliochukizwa kufuatia makanganyiko wa kati ya lengo lililokubaliwa la kufanyia maboresho ya mazingira na ujenzi wa kasino kubwa kisiwani humo, Duterte alitamka kuwa kisiwa cha Boracay kitawekewa mpango mpya wa matumzi ya ardhi .