Written by
Jay-ar Arante
A group
from New Orleans is to meet with different agencies in the island of Boracay
this coming Monday and Tuesday.
This is in
relation to the super typhoon that has swept the Visayas including the province
of Aklan and Boracay in November.
According
to DOT Boracay Officer-in-Charge Tim Ticar, the mentioned group itself called
for the meeting to give concerned agencies tips on how to recover from the
devastation of typhoons and other calamities.
It aims to
help Boracay, more so that it is a world known tourist destination and is
flocked by many people from around the globe.
Ticar
added that the conference will be attended by a limited number of people led by
Malay Mayor John P. Yap, Boracay Foundation Inc. President Jony Salme, PCCI
Boracay President Ariel Abriam, Ms. Mabel Bacani of the Boracay Redevelopment
Task Force, BTAC Officer-in-Charge P/Insp. Fidel Gentallan and the Philippine
Coastguard.
New
Orleans in Louisiana, USA was also beaten by hurricane Katrina in August 25,
2005 where numerous homes. Infrastructures and livelihoods were destroyed and
many lives were lost.
Despite
the massive damages the area recovered right away, reviving back its tourism
and it is because of their disaster preparedness.
This is
what the group wants for Boracay and the whole Aklan Province, to be prepared
in order to recuperate from calamities faster.
Translated
by Shelah Casiano
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