Published March 12, 2021, 10:41 PM
The Provincial Government of Bohol was forced to put its foot down and stop a local resort from holding a two-day “foam party fashion show”.
Ordered to “cease and desist” from hosting the shindig was Amanzara Resort by virtue of a memorandum from the Capitol.
A photo of the one-page memo was posted on the Bohol Capitol’s Facebook page Friday night, March 12.
The document, signed by Provincial Administrator Kathyrin Pioquinto upon the authority of Gov. Arthur Yap, directed Panglao town Mayor Nila Montero to carry out the order on the resort. “Per IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force) Omnibus Guidelines, only hotels or accommodation establishments with valid DOT (Department of Tourism) accreditation shall be allowed to accommodate guests and clients for legitimate purposes under a state of public health emergency,” the memo read.
QUEZON CITY, Mar. 8 The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) today provided updates on the implementation of its Government Internship Program (GIP) for the year.
Taking into great consideration the safety and protection of the youth from the continuing threat of COVID-19, the Department announced that it has decided to postpone the GIP for 2021.
The DSWD explained that the decision to postpone the internship program was part of the DSWD’s continued adherence to the Inter-Agency Task Force Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine, particularly on setting of age restrictions for the public allowed to go out of their homes. This is also in compliance with the Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular No. 18, series of 2020 on Alternative Work Arrangements and Support Mechanisms, specifically on reduced workforce in government offices to ensure that the appropriate social distancing measures are established.
DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III, on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, said the executive order issued by Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia dropping the mandatory
SunStar DILG: Gwen order lifting swab okay
BAMBOO FOREST: Governor Gwen Garcia (second from left) held a press conference at the man-made bamboo forest in Medellin town on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2021./ CAPITOL PIO
+ February 26, 2021 CEBU Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia was within her authority when she ordered the lifting of the swab test requirement for travelers entering Cebu province.
Thus said Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III a day after he was quoted in a media report as saying the Governor may face sanctions for dropping the swab requirement for tourists arriving in Cebu.
“Clearly, in the Omnibus guidelines in the implementation of community quarantine in the Philippines as signed by the President, it is clear there that protocols for non-Apors (non-Authorized Persons Outside of Residence) whether intra-travel or interzonal travel will be subjected to reasonable regulations of the lo
City government of the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) (Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN)
IGACOS is part of Davao del Norte province which is currently under General Community Quarantine until February 28. Under the IATF’s Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines, establishments in tourism industries are not allowed to operate.
However, in a phone interview, Information Officer Michael Anthony Homez said the local government received the reply of the IATF on February 19 allowing resorts to operate for tourism.
“We wrote the IATF in the second week of January to allow tourism to operate but it was denied. We wrote to them again and fortunately last week they replied,” he said.