Malay town allows sandcastle builders to resume Boracay beach tradition

Malay town allows sandcastle builders to resume Boracay beach tradition

AKLAN, Philippines – The local government of Malay, Aklan, has revived one of the tourism attractions and tradition along the beaches of Boracay: sandcastle making. Boracay’s sandcastle builders earn fees from tourists who take photos with the picture-perfect sandcastles. In 2018, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was closed to tourists for rehabilitation on orders of then-president Rodrigo Duterte. The DENR also stopped…