BAGUIO CITY — This summer capital is set to
reopen to tourists from the Ilocos Region next week, presidential spokesman
Harry Roque said Friday.
"Beginning
September 22, the City of Baguio will be open to tourists from Region 1.
The process is easy: register online, undergo the triage and show your
confirmed hotel reservation," the COVID-19 task force spokesman confirmed,
speaking partially in Filipino during a Laging Handa virtual briefing.
Roque was in Baguio
with the city's mayor Benjamin Magalong, also the country's contact tracing
czar, and National Action Plan Against COVID-19 deputy chief implementer Vince
Dizon to inspect the city ahead of its partial reopening.
"Their entire
triage is very efficient and the submission of their documents are all
computerized," Roque said in Filipino, adding that the city's strict
enforcement of minimum health standards and cashless transactions should be
emulated by other local government units.
As it gradually
reopens, Baguio will limit the tourists it accepts to 200, Magalong said as he
joined Roque's regular virtual briefing later the same day.
In addition to this,
the city's mayor said it will only accept tourists who book trips through
guided tours.
"Bawal po muna
ang DIY (Do-it-yourself trips not allowed yet)," Magalong said.
In August, the city
government of Baguio announced its target to slowly bring tourism back in
September after months of community quarantine induced by the COVID-19
pandemic. — Bella Perez-Rubio
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