Boracay tourist etiquette rules to be displayed in Chinese and Korean
Boracay is planning to add signs in Chinese and Korean, spelling out the behaviour expected of tourists.
It comes after a tourist was filmed burying a used diaper on the beach.
Currently, the island’s anti-littering rules and regulations are only displayed in English.
Although the culprit has not been identified, she was believed to be Chinese.
The Boracay Inter-Agency Rehabilitation Management Group (BIARMG) says it will focus on getting the message across to the two worse offenders based on nationality.
These are China and Korea.
In the first four months of 2019 there were 739 Chinese and 279 Korean tourists cautioned for various offences such as smoking and eating on the beach, and littering.
"Tour guides have informed them about the ordinances but they are really stubborn," said head of the Boracay Tourism Regulatory Enforcement Unit, Wilson Enriquez.
In comparison, tourists from other countries were cited only a few times.
"We are planning to give out pamphlets or leaflets on the ‘do’s and ‘don’ts on the island," said BIARMG chief Natividad Bernardino.
"We will strengthen the patrolling at the beachfront, enhance the information campaign, study the inclusion of foreign languages in signs," she said.
Boracay reopened last October after a six-month closure.
It came with a host of new regulations restricting visitor numbers, as well as strict waste management and anti-littering measures.
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