SEPTEMBER 2015 | VOL. V NO. 9 | BORACAY’S MONTHLY NEWS ON RECYCLED PAPER
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IN THE NEWS
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ENVIRONMENT
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EXPAT FILES
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PEOPLE
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LIFESTYLE
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IN ROOM
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HEALTH
FOR A CHILD SAFE BORACAY BETH JALEA
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s the world observes the International Child Protection Month, we are reminded of our responsibility as caring adults to take charge in keeping the children safe.
important that we know how to minimize the harm to children especially in tourist areas. As travelers, we have a potential to help or harm the community that we visit. Know that our actions, big or small, create certain impact on the lives of children.
Children need our protection against abuse, violence and exploitation. It is
Often, we hear stories about physicallyabused children, of children forced to
IN THE NEWS
PEOPLE
work in factories or workhouses before they even learn their ABCs, or children left to fend for themselves and for their families asking alms on the streets from passing tourists. And to make their precarious situation even worse, passersby taking something from them in return. While
we
advertise
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Boracay
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premiere beach getaway, let us also strive to create a child safe tourist destination. The recent action of the Local Government of Malay to involve the private sector in promoting child safe tourism in the resort island is a start. In protecting the children, we also create a better and safe environment.
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LIFESTYLE
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Child Safe Tourism
Boracay Athletes
Samar and Leyte
Texas Summer
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