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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 

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  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!

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