Skip to main content

It's NOT Boracay Keyhole

By Gil delos Santos

Korina Sanchez made this spot popular adding unknown story to locals that it grants wishes. 

Names of specific spots in Boracay, except for newly developed private sites, were given by our old Boracaynon elders which we now see as part of the island's history and identity. If we don't want Boracay to be called Bora (because Boracay is not Bora naman talaga), why we popularize Lapus-lapus as Boracay Keyhole now? 

There is no official document recognizing Lapus-lapus as now "Boracay Keyhole". Lapus-lapus means "tagusan" in Tagalog or "pass through" in English. Isn't that a beautiful story how our elders name it to? Please let us not outcast our island ancestors by renaming it. That is a public properly. Private companies cannot rename it for marketing purposes. 

Giving it a new name is like disconnecting our elders' affinity to Lapus-lapus while the current generation's pride is being shaved off slowly. They start to lose the feeling of ownership - in consideration of being the longest guardian and for being part of its history.

There should also be a public road going to the area as everyone should have a free access to all the public sites - that's part of 25 + 5. 

Thank you to New Coast Boracay's hospitality and consideration to let the public utilize their private road to access Lapus-lapus. 

A Boracaynon's wish is only to maintain its original name. It is a pride for us, original Boracaynons, to feel the honor of our island ancestors who named it Lapus-lapus.

#BoracayNotBora #LapuslapusNotKeyhole 

Comments

  1. UnknownDecember 30, 2021 at 7:50 PM

    I am about to post the same thing. We were about to go somewhere... Keyhole daw. Hmmm... new place, I said to myself.... It's not Keyhole, this is Lapuz-Lapuz Point, I said with conviction. Hay naku!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Understanding Low Foreign Arrival

By Gil delos Santos While the western world now combats against over tourism, the Philippines in other hand struggles to get a good share on foreign arrivals: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Q44TeFswV/ The latest Seasia stats report placed the Philippines at the bottom with 3m arrivals from January to August 2025 versus the top: Malaysia and Thailand with over 20m respectively, Vietnam with 13m.  Pre-pandemic (in 2019), Thailand records 30m+, Vietnam 18m, The Philippines with 8m. It has always been a struggle for the Philippines. But 2025 is looking the worst so far.  We always read reports on statistics but we don't often see the reasons why we're behind—except for the usual complains how bad our Department of Tourism is being run. I have followed the tourist arrival stats and trends in the past years. I research and collect tourist impressions over time. Here's what I found out: FACTORS AFFECTING LOW FOREIGN ARRIVAL 1) 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶...
Post a Comment
Read more

Local's Perspective on The Proposed Boracay Bridge

By: Gil delos Santos WHAT HOPE IS LEFT FOR BORACAY? Boracay is its people. Boracay is its community. Boracay is its natural treasures. It's dark how the future of sustainability and community for Boracay look like. Let's be part of the light for hope.  THEN As a kid born and raised in Manocmanoc, the Manocmanoc Beach was our everyday playground. Great memories! The sense of ownership that we have for our playgrounds gives us the privilege of entitlement that we feel it is our home. It was a pride each time to warmly welcome visitors to share our space with them. NOW We feel strangers to our old playgrounds. We cannot access them anymore 40 years later. We have not imagined that it wasn't owned by the community. The provincial government installed a cargo port in the Western side of Manocmanoc Beach preventing the natural sand movements and we lost the sandbar that is being formed every habagat season — which we used to call "Recudo". Recudo is gone forever!!  We a...
Post a Comment
Read more

WALKING THE IGBARAS CIRCUIT FOR 3-DAYS + 1

By Gil delos Santos IGBARAS is a third class municipality in the South-western part of Iloilo province known to be one of the hiker's favorite destinations as they are blessed with waterfalls, caves, climbing rocks, beautiful mountain ridges which the popular Mount Napulak belongs to, and locals with notable genuine hospitality. We initiated the hike from Barangay Igcabugao which we had to pass through a community of mountain residents as we ascend to our first Mountain, Napulak. I had absorbed a good load of happy innocent vibe connecting to the children before starting the proper mountain journey. These kids have physically grown from the time I last saw them in my previous visits. At the same time, the reconnection naturally streamed down and effortlessly grown too. That's a good "pabaon" - their innocent smiles and timid but genuine thank you for the little present I have for them. Getting to Mount Napulak once again is a mix of happy and little concer...
Post a Comment
Read more