Bolinao’s tourism boom rooted in conservation

BOLINAO, PANGASINAN—Three decades ago, residents of this coastal town fought to stop a multibillion-peso cement plant that threatened to transform Bolinao’s limestone hills and marine ecosystem into an industrial zone.

Today, many locals believe that the decision changed the town’s future.

Once a quiet fishing municipality in western Pangasinan, Bolinao, has evolved into one of ...