The LGU of Malay is
careful in taking actions related to the increasing number of natives going to
Boracay.
Atis, Mangyans, and
Badjaos who are not Malaynons who go to the island cannot just be driven away since
they allegedly have the right to go to the island.
This was revealed by Magdalena
Prado, the Municipal Social Welfare Development Officer of Malay in an
interview on Monday, November 12.
Prado explained that it
is not easy to drive the natives since it is possible that the authority
implementing the law could violate the native’s human rights.
Nevertheless, if the
natives violated a law or ordinance, for example by theft, they could be caught
and appropriate penalty could be imposed and they could be deported from the
island.
She added that if the
natives are seen to be a hindrance on paths and are begging, which could be an
eye sore to tourists, the natives could be corrected.
Prado added, however, that
in the past the LGU of Malay had no idea to which province the natives could be
repatriated since the natives seem not to tell where they come from.
She said that some were
from Antique, Iloilo and other provinces.
Meanwhile, Prado
clarified that the natives who beg at the front beach are not Malaynons. Adding
that the natives from Boracay do not wander, instead they allegedly work to
earn a living.
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