The last tourists on the popular Philippines tropical island of Boracay were told to pack their swimsuits and leave Thursday as a government shutdown took effect to scrub the paradise clean of sewage and curb overdevelopment.
More than 600 members of the security forces, including the police and coast guard, will patrol Boracay to enforce the closure ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte, who has described the island as a “cesspool.” There were no estimates on the number of remaining tourists, but arrivals have been slowing...