Philippine Tatler – August 2019

The

Paradigm OF

SUSTaiNaBiLiTY

PARADISE

LOST

(Opposite) A

heap of plastic

waste is thrown

back to the

shore, blocking

the view of the

blue seas

BY ELIZABETH RUTH DEYRO

Determined to redeem itself after decades of

contributing to the global plastic pollution, the

Philippines continues to prime itself as the next icon

of sustainable tourism, led by Department of Tourism

Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat

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