Going all terrain
Time to rough it up.
One of the new activities in Boracay Island is driving those new All Terrain Vehicles up and across the island. It’s really fun especially when you are passing through really rough and dusty roads. More fun if you are racing with the other guys and trying to overtake them as well. I heard you can even take this up to Mt. Luho, the highest peak in the island.
But, I have to say that this is a risky activity and the operators of this ATV should pay more attention to safety. They didn’t provide helmets, elbow or knee support or even have side mirrors on their vehicles. One of our staff had a minor accident here since the unit’s battery suddenly died and she flew off hurting her left arm. She had to be bandaged and splinted Didn’t even know this until after the activity when she informed us.
And a word of warning on Boracay. Try not to get hurt or have any injuries. Their Hospital is a Morgue! They don’t have medicines, they don’t have cottons, they didn’t even have cold compress, they didn’t even have a decent splint! Geez, She has to buy her own medicines and stuff. And the staff were busy watching cable before attending to her.
I must admit that this island is a great place but they should also focus their concerns on this. We were able to converse with Charlie Uy of Patio Pacific Resort, who formed their private rescue group in Boracay called RATSS. He said that when people have serious accidents there, they usually fly them Iloilo or go ahead to Manila, because they know, Boracay’s Hospital is truly incompetent!
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Thursday, February 23rd, 2006 at 10:07 am 
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February 23rd, 2006 at 11:21 am
yon pa naman ang importante…siguro kunti lang ang accident cases don kaya parang walang nakakapansin sa medical equipments ng Hospital..
February 23rd, 2006 at 12:42 pm
now that you mentioned it. it gives me the creeps.
February 23rd, 2006 at 2:08 pm
I am STRONGLY against those kind of activities. Boracay should be a peaceful island where people can relax, swim and walk in peace. Motors (land/sea) should be banned!
I experienced drunken Australians riding on Kuta beach (Bali) on big motorbikes. They scared everybody away. I left Bali with a bitter taste. Another paradise lost… :-((((
February 23rd, 2006 at 3:25 pm
dapat nga magising ang local government regarding this…
February 23rd, 2006 at 4:02 pm
i agree with what Sidney has said..
i just hope that the local government get to realize this before it’s too late.
February 25th, 2006 at 4:50 am
i love to ride on that vehicle…kinda fun…..i wish they don’t make loud noise..I rather be sit and relax on the beach:-)
February 27th, 2006 at 9:37 pm
i surely know how terrible the present condition of the boracay hospital(don siriaco seneres memorial hospital) is… but i guess, the problem is that they dont have adequate facilities in there.. i have a thesis on going .. and its about the boracay hospital.. its a study on the creation of a HUMANIZED island resort community health facility and as a case study, i used BORACAY
maybe if you guys could help me gather more stories like this, i guess the need for the said facility would be justified.
but forever ill be in love with the white sand of boracay and the girls.
February 28th, 2006 at 1:10 pm
hi ferdz!
(off topic)
i’ve read ur write-up on “cielito lindo’(InMotion) and to tell u, i already fell in love with the place after reading it! makes me wonder if u can tell me how to get there.. i’m really planning to embark on a journey to anywhere ( to do some soulsearching, perhaps?) and even considered trekking alone! hehe… but i guess this ‘cielito lindo’ would serve the purpose. I really need to be away and i couldn’t think of any other place but this. Kelangan ko lang mag-isip!!!!!
so, could u tell me where it is and how to get there?
Please?