TIME Magazine has included the Philippines' tourism gem, Boracay, in its 2022 list of World's Greatest Places, calling it a "paradise reborn" from the pandemic and a widespread cleanup.
Boracay is one of only two Southeast Asian destinations, alongside Bali Indonesia, as among the 50 destinations to explore this year, as world travel cautiously reopens from COVID-19.
TIME cited the six-month clean-up in 2018 that restored the island in the Central Philippines to its old glory, after being called a "cesspool" by former President Rodrigo Duterte.
"It took a severe toll on the local economy, but the silver lining was that this 4-sq.-mi. speck in the Visayas island chain had proper time to truly recover," according to the TIME article.
TIME also described Boracay as one of the destinations "charting a path to economic recovery."
The international publication said it sought nominations from its correspondents and contributors "with an eye toward those offering new and exciting experiences."
This story originally appeared on reportr.world. Minor edits have been made by the Smart Parenting editors.
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