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NEW ABNORMAL. Life in Baguio has become more relaxed as movement restrictions eased with the reopening of businesses, including tourism in October. But everyone must be masked and work or shop a meter away until a cure for the coronavirus is available to all. PHOTO BY EV ESPIRITU
MANILA, Philippines – Baguio City will adjust its curfew hours from 10 p.m. prior to 4 a.m. and from midnight to 4 a.m. starting Friday, Mayor Benjamin Magalong said.
In an interview with ABS-CBN’s Teleradyo on Thursday, Magalong said that the city government decided to further relax curfew hours in the city to help business establishments recover from the adverse impacts of closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We have also extended our curfew. It used to be from 10 pm until 4 am Now, from midnight until 4:00 am. We have expanded it so that restaurants and commercial establishments can recover, ”Magalong said.
(We will extend our curfew. Before, it is from 10 pm to 4 am Now, it will be from 12 midnight to 4 am)
Magalong also said that the city of Baguio will also continue with its plan to open the city to tourists coming from the rest of Luzon, despite recent findings by the OCTA research team that classify it as one of the cities of “high risk “of COVID-19 infections. due to a higher number of cases per day and critical care occupation.
The City of Pines will open its borders to tourists from the rest of Luzon, including Metro Manila, starting Friday, after initially welcoming tourists from the Ilocos region on October 1.
Bukas, October 23rd. Curfew, effective tomorrow, ”Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong said of the date for the reopening of tourist spots in the summer capital.
According to Magalong, the city of Baguio will receive 300 tourists from Luzon on Friday.
Magalong assured that the city government continues with its contact tracing and testing efforts despite the opening of the tourism sector.
“There will always be sudden increases once we open up our economy. There will always be sudden increases, there will always be increases in the number of cases, ”he said.
“The good thing about this is that you learn to handle it, you gain experience with it and we didn’t panic here when I saw it come up. I said to continue with our program, ”he added.
(The good thing about this is that you learn to handle it, you gain experience with it, and we didn’t panic when I saw that there was an increase in cases. I said we should continue our programs).
Amid health concerns due to the pandemic, Miss Universe Philippines also announced that it will film the preliminaries and grand finale of the pageant at the Baguio Country Club, available for broadcast worldwide.
The national costume, swimsuit and evening dress competitions will be held on October 23, while the grand finals will be on October 25.
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