IS BORACAY SAFE TO SWIM?!?
Last February 21, a news release posted on the Department of Environment & Natural Resources website cited EMB6-figures showing bacterial levels in Boracay waters significantly exceeded DENR guidelines for recreational water. It said the EMB reported coliform bacteria levels in a drainage outlet that empties into the sea in Sitio Bulabog in Boracay exceed safe standards, reaching 47,460 most probable number (mpn) per 100 milimeter (ml) The safe level is 1,000 mpn/100ml for waters for swimming and other human contact activities. You may be wondering if the water in Boracay still safe for swimming? Last March 3, the Environmental Management Bureau clear Boracay as safe and clean for swimming. Atty. Jonathan Bulos; Regional Director of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Environmental Management Bureau in Western Visayas assured that the coastal water along White Beach is not hazardous. The EMB-6 indicating high content presence of coliform bacteria in seawate