This is one of the latest tweets of ABiaS-CBN reporter Karen Davila. Fortunately, it's written in English so non-Filipino speakers can at least understand it without the need for me (or anyone) to translate it for them. I wrote about why shutting down Boracay for the moment (and maybe six months isn't enough) would be a good long-term decision. Her latest tweet is a microcosm of one thing -- the prevalence of short-term thinking and hardly having other alternatives. Why is it short-term thinking? She refuses to see the long-term of what could happen if Boracay isn't rehabilitated then how much revenues will be lost in the future. Heck, Boracay may have to be nuked if that's the case.
Spending for necessary compliance is part of business. It sickens me to think how people care more about money than the environment. I understand money is needed but if you don't spend money on proper waste disposal (and innovate to find new ways of proper waste disposal) then consider this -- when every last resource is destroyed then your money is useless. After all, don't we need cotton or linen material to make money? How can you print money if there's no materials? How can you enjoy your money when there's nothing to spend it on because you destroyed everything? I wonder if Davila got that into her head when she said what she just said?
Spending for necessary compliance is part of business. It sickens me to think how people care more about money than the environment. I understand money is needed but if you don't spend money on proper waste disposal (and innovate to find new ways of proper waste disposal) then consider this -- when every last resource is destroyed then your money is useless. After all, don't we need cotton or linen material to make money? How can you print money if there's no materials? How can you enjoy your money when there's nothing to spend it on because you destroyed everything? I wonder if Davila got that into her head when she said what she just said?
I could also attribute the destruction of Boracay to another issue -- overexposure. It's not like as if there aren't other places in the Philippines aside from Boracay for Filipinos and tourists to enjoy. GMA-7 even presented top ten Boracay alternatives -- don't tell we that Boracay is the only place in the Philippines to gain money from tourism? Boracay's overexposure to tourists and lack of maintenance has caused degradation of the once beautiful island. There are other tourist spots in the Philippines that are left not promoted -- leading to further opportunity costs.
Never kill the goose that lays the golden egg. Boracay is like a golden goose -- it lays the golden eggs yet overexposure is killing it. When the greedy man killed the golden goose -- he lost his very capital. Boracay needs to recuperate and let the other golden geese beaches in the Philippines lay their golden eggs while placing certain restrictions such as environmental control and letting them recuperate when need be.
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