Duterte satisfied with outcome of Boracay rehab —Panelo

President Rodrigo Duterte was satisfied and happy with the outcome of the six-month rehabilitation of the Boracay Island, Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said on Friday.

"Definitely, the President in fact has commended the secretaries of the task force for the development of this place," Panelo said at a press conference after the re-opening of the tourist destination.

Panelo said what happened to Boracay Island must be a lesson to all Filipinos.

"It's a lesson of political will and cooperation among the people of this country," Panelo said. "Boracay would become an attraction not only to this country but to the world."

Earlier, Boracay Island was reopened to local and foreign tourists after it was closed by the government for a six-month environmental rehabilitation.

Duterte had called the island a “cesspool” and ordered government agencies to solve the environmental issues plaguing the island. — MDM, GMA News