Boracay Island is a premiere tourist destination which boasts of sugar-fine, white sand beach incomparable to any in the world.  The Boracay Master Development Plan was created to ensure the preservation of this island paradise.   

Like all coastal areas, erosion is a common problem.  Therefore, mangrove reforestation is one of the best ways to ensure that coastal soil is protected against erosion, especially against the big waves.   And this is main benefit of this project to Barangay Manocmanoc, Boracay Island.  Second, it acts as a natural windbreaker especially during the monsoon period, which is important as Sitio Lugotan, where the mangrove project is an alternative boat station during the Habagat season.  

Tanduay Distillers, Inc. and the Tan Yan Kee Foundation, Inc. joined hands to spearhead the Roots for Boracay Project, in cooperation with DENR-PENRO of Aklan, the Municipality of  Malay, Aklan,  and Barangay Manocmanoc, Boracay, and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Boracay.