An empty beachfront lies at the no swim zone as the government implements the temporary closure of the country's most famous beach resort island of Boracay. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
Members of the police SWAT team take part in a hostage taking drill, a day before the temporary closure of the holiday island Boracay, in the Philippines on April 25, 2018. Erik De Castro / Reuters
Tourists watch the sunset a day before the government implements the temporary closure of the country's most famous beach resort island of Boracay, in central Aklan province, Philippines, on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
Tourists and resident walk along the almost empty beachfront as the government implements the temporary closure of the country's most famous beach resort island of Boracay. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
Policemen collect trash at Bulabog beach in the holiday island of Boracay during the first day of a temporary closure for tourists, on April 26, 2018. Erik De Castro / Reuters
Filipino fire dancers perform for the last time a day before the government implements the temporary closure of the country's most famous beach. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
A lone jetski manoeuvres along the waters at the country's most famous beach resort island of Boracay. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
A sewage pipe is seen along Bulabog beach as residents transport garbage bags on a boat from a construction site on the Philippine island of Boracay on April 25, 2018. Noel Celis / AFP
Gina Galan, 45, collects plastic bottles on the Boracay dumpsite called "materials recovery facility (MRF)" in the Philippine island of Boracay on April 25, 2018. Noel Celis / AFP
Hotel workers who are cut-off from their jobs pose for a picture, a day before the temporary closure of the holiday island Boracay. Erik De Castro / Reuters
A tourist poses in front of a sand sculpture, a day before the temporary closure of the holiday island Boracay. Erik De Castro / Reuters
Policemen walk past tourists, one day before the temporary closure of the holiday island Boracay, in the Philippines on April 25, 2018. Erik De Castro / Reuters
Policemen conduct a mock hostage taking of a tourists during a drill, one day before the temporary closure of the holiday island Boracay, in the Philippines April 25, 2018. Erik De Castro / Reuters
A fire dancer performs in a near empty beach bar, hours before the shutdown of the holiday island Boracay, in the Philippines on April 25, 2018. Erik De Castro / Reuters
Filipinos clean surfboards outside their closed shop as the government implements the temporary closure of the country's most famous beach resort island of Boracay on Thursday, April 26, 2018. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
Young residents sit underneath drainage pipes as the government implements the temporary closure of the country's most famous beach resort island of Boracay on Thursday, April 26, 2018. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
Policemen collect seaweeds during a clean up drive along the beachfront as the government implements the temporary closure of the country's most famous beach resort island of Boracay, in central Aklan province, Philippines, Thursday, April 26, 2018. Boracay, famed for its white-sand beaches, closes for up to six months to recover from overcrowding and development. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
A policeman asks a tourist to leave the beach during the shutdown of the holiday island Boracay, in Philippines on April 26, 2018. Erik De Castro / Reuters
Resort workers who were cut-off from their jobs take a 'selfie' in Mount Luho viewpoint in the holiday island of Boracay, on April 26, 2018. Erik De Castro / Reuters
A resident walks his dog in an empty beach during the shutdown of the holiday island Boracay on April 26, 2018. Erik De Castro / Reuters
A top view of the holiday island of Boracay during the first day of a temporary closure for tourists. Erik De Castro / Reuters
Policemen collect trash in the waters off the beach at the holiday island of Boracay during the first day of a temporary closure for tourists. Erik De Castro / Reuters
Workers make a sand castle on the Philippine island of Boracay. Noel Celis / AFP
Tourists stand beside a sand castle on the Philippine island of Boracay on April 25, 2018. Noel Celis / AFP
Employees of Milky Maming working next to rental speedboats, jetskis and a parasailing boat on the Philippine island of Boracay on April 25, 2018. Noel Celis / AFP
A closed sign hangs on the window of a beachfront shop as the government implements the temporary closure of the country's most famous beach resort island of Boracay. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
An empty beachfront lies at the no swim zone as the government implements the temporary closure of the country's most famous beach resort island of Boracay. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
Members of the police SWAT team take part in a hostage taking drill, a day before the temporary closure of the holiday island Boracay, in the Philippines on April 25, 2018. Erik De Castro / Reuters
Tourists watch the sunset a day before the government implements the temporary closure of the country's most famous beach resort island of Boracay, in central Aklan province, Philippines, on Wednesday, April 25, 2018. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
Tourists and resident walk along the almost empty beachfront as the government implements the temporary closure of the country's most famous beach resort island of Boracay. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
Policemen collect trash at Bulabog beach in the holiday island of Boracay during the first day of a temporary closure for tourists, on April 26, 2018. Erik De Castro / Reuters
Filipino fire dancers perform for the last time a day before the government implements the temporary closure of the country's most famous beach. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
A lone jetski manoeuvres along the waters at the country's most famous beach resort island of Boracay. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
A sewage pipe is seen along Bulabog beach as residents transport garbage bags on a boat from a construction site on the Philippine island of Boracay on April 25, 2018. Noel Celis / AFP
Gina Galan, 45, collects plastic bottles on the Boracay dumpsite called "materials recovery facility (MRF)" in the Philippine island of Boracay on April 25, 2018. Noel Celis / AFP
Hotel workers who are cut-off from their jobs pose for a picture, a day before the temporary closure of the holiday island Boracay. Erik De Castro / Reuters
A tourist poses in front of a sand sculpture, a day before the temporary closure of the holiday island Boracay. Erik De Castro / Reuters
Policemen walk past tourists, one day before the temporary closure of the holiday island Boracay, in the Philippines on April 25, 2018. Erik De Castro / Reuters
Policemen conduct a mock hostage taking of a tourists during a drill, one day before the temporary closure of the holiday island Boracay, in the Philippines April 25, 2018. Erik De Castro / Reuters
A fire dancer performs in a near empty beach bar, hours before the shutdown of the holiday island Boracay, in the Philippines on April 25, 2018. Erik De Castro / Reuters
Filipinos clean surfboards outside their closed shop as the government implements the temporary closure of the country's most famous beach resort island of Boracay on Thursday, April 26, 2018. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
Young residents sit underneath drainage pipes as the government implements the temporary closure of the country's most famous beach resort island of Boracay on Thursday, April 26, 2018. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
Policemen collect seaweeds during a clean up drive along the beachfront as the government implements the temporary closure of the country's most famous beach resort island of Boracay, in central Aklan province, Philippines, Thursday, April 26, 2018. Boracay, famed for its white-sand beaches, closes for up to six months to recover from overcrowding and development. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
A policeman asks a tourist to leave the beach during the shutdown of the holiday island Boracay, in Philippines on April 26, 2018. Erik De Castro / Reuters
Resort workers who were cut-off from their jobs take a 'selfie' in Mount Luho viewpoint in the holiday island of Boracay, on April 26, 2018. Erik De Castro / Reuters
A resident walks his dog in an empty beach during the shutdown of the holiday island Boracay on April 26, 2018. Erik De Castro / Reuters
A top view of the holiday island of Boracay during the first day of a temporary closure for tourists. Erik De Castro / Reuters
Policemen collect trash in the waters off the beach at the holiday island of Boracay during the first day of a temporary closure for tourists. Erik De Castro / Reuters
Workers make a sand castle on the Philippine island of Boracay. Noel Celis / AFP
Tourists stand beside a sand castle on the Philippine island of Boracay on April 25, 2018. Noel Celis / AFP
Employees of Milky Maming working next to rental speedboats, jetskis and a parasailing boat on the Philippine island of Boracay on April 25, 2018. Noel Celis / AFP
A closed sign hangs on the window of a beachfront shop as the government implements the temporary closure of the country's most famous beach resort island of Boracay. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
An empty beachfront lies at the no swim zone as the government implements the temporary closure of the country's most famous beach resort island of Boracay. Aaron Favila / AP Photo
