2018 Boracay closure and redevelopment being rehabilitated. The Department of Interior and Local Government announced that journalists would need permission to cover the shutdown of Boracay. On April 14, 2018, the Department of Tourism of the Philippines issued guidelines that sought to limit media coverage of the Boracay shutdown. According to the media accreditation guidelines, television networks would be limited to 12 persons, while radio, print, and online organizations and wire services would be limited to five persons. Accredited organizations would be allowed on the island from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., restricted to designated areas, and required to be escorted. "Vetting and processing" of
Boracay Mansion years earlier on September 2005, still did not gain any bidders and was also declared a failure. The property is then pegged to value at least ₱142.9 million even it is too deteriorated for residential use at that time. This prompted the city government to take full possession of the property for use by the Office of the Mayor. On the property, the Quezon City Reception House was built as the official residence of the Mayor of Quezon City and later became the official residence of Vice President Leni Robredo. Boracay Mansion The Boracay Mansion was an unfinished residential building