Tuesday, September 29, 2020

2 Cabinet execs laud Baguio for slow opening of economy

BAGUIO CITY -- Secretary Vince Dizon, National Action Plan Against Covid – 19 deputy chief implementer and presidential spokesperson Harry Roque cited the Baguio City government efforts and people’s cooperation in slowly opening up the city’s economy. 
      The officials visited business establishments along Session Road to see how business were doing amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
      In a media interview, Dizon and Roque said Baguio can be model on how local government units properly re-open their economy and in rebuilding their tourism industry with the health and safety of the people the priority. 
      “Kailangan talaga ngayon dahan-dahan binibuksan na natin ang ekonomiya. Nakikita naman natin na modelo na ang Baguio. Nakikita naman natin nadito na ang mga tao pero safe pa din sila. Iyun naman ang pinaka-importante, pwede na tayong mamuhay pero nag-iingat tayo lagi. Pinapakita ng Baguio na kaya nating gawin ito”, Dizon said.
      Dizon said Session Road was the same before the pandemic and the only difference was people were wearing their masks, face shields and observing physical distancing, which he said, was the right way that people should do in the new normal.
      Roque also cited the city government under the leadership of Mayor Benjamin Magalong for its program to open Baguio City tourists from Region 1 featured comprehensive health and safety protocol.
       “I think the city is becoming a model on how we re-open the tourism industry. I am very proud of what Baguio is doing, I think Baguio can show the entire Philippines na kayang pag-ingatan ang kalusugan para magkaroon ng hanapbuhay,” he said.
      Dizon, Roque and Magalong, also visited the community testing facility at the Baguio Convention Center grounds that was supported by the Bases Conversion Development Authority 
      Dizon and Magalong also joined Roque’s daily virtual press briefing also at the Baguio Convention Center. -- PIA 
 
 
 

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