Boracay poor sewage and septic system of the island. The conditions of Boracay in 1997 led to the installment of a potable water supply system, a sewage treatment plant and a solid waste disposal system in Boracay which was operated by the Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA). The environmental concerns persisted due to noncompliance of numerous business establishments. Then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared Boracay a Special Tourism Zone in 2005 while in April 2006 she gave the PTA administrative control over the island while mandating the agency to coordinate with the provincial government of Aklan. In 2012, the Philippine Department of
Real Madrid Resort Island Real Madrid Resort Island Real Madrid Resort Island was a proposed sports and amusement park planned by Real Madrid on Marjan Island, a artificial island near Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. The project had a projected budget of $US 1 billion. In June 2013, the project was stopped by the Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA) due to a lack of funding, as the sheikdom was in the process of restructuring its debts. The plan for the project was first announced in March 2012. The island was supposed to feature sport training facilities, a 10,000-seat stadium facing the