Philippines approves 6-month closure of Boracay tourist island from April

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Philippines approves 6-month closure of Boracay tourist island from April

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The Philippines has announced its best-known holiday island Boracay will be closed to tourists for six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a "cesspool" tainted by dumped sewage. 

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