Residents of Boracay in the central Philippine province of Aklan are mobilizing against a plan by the government to shut down and environmentally "rehabilitate" the world-famous resort island for six months, at the same time that two casinos are in the works. 
Wakazi wa kisiwa cha Boracay kikichopo katikati mwa mji wa Alkan uliomaeneo ya kati ya Ufilipino, wanashirikiana kupinga mpango wa serikali wa kukifunga kwa miezi sita kisiwa maarufu duniani kwa utalii kwa kile kinachoelezwa kuwa ni kwa sababu ya "uboreshaji" wa mazingira, huku ujenzi wa makasino mawili makubwa ukiendelea.