Same GCQ Protocols Apply In Baguio Till End Of June

June 16, 2021 JUST IN

BAGUIO CITY (June 16, 2021) – Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong clarified Wednesday that restrictions for interzonal and intrazonal travel from the National Capital Region (NCR) bubble plus areas (Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal), remain though both essential and travel for leisure are being allowed.
This as President Rodrigo Duterte announced Baguio City’s General Community Quarantine (GCQ) status up to the end of June.
Baguio City still imposes online registration like thru the hdf.baguio.gov.phfor essential travelers, and visita.baguio.gov.ph for tourists; and Covid-19 testing; either antigen at the Baguio Convention Center triage, or saliva test at Melvin Jones, Burnham during Tuesdays only with advance registration online, or RT-PCR at the Baguio General Hospital. The tests are paid for by the travelers or tourists.
Staycation is being allowed in Baguio and certified Department of Tourism (DOT)-accredited accommodation establishments are allowed, including 50% capacity for indoor dining.
Contact tracing interoperability and staysafe applications are recommended for establishment protection and citizen application.

The safety seal for establishments may be acquired through application and inspection of authorities; as to their compliance to health standards.
Accommodation establishments, during GCQ status, may accommodate up to 30 %, as long as guests are from the same household and that the minimum health standards (MHS) are continually monitored by the LGU.
As to DOT advisory 06-2021; Certification of Authority to Operate (CAO) for staycation establishments in GCQ areas, guests need not come from same household. This came from higher authority’s orders.
As to religious activities, wakes, weddings and baptism; areas under GCQ are allowed 30% use of the venue, but the LGU may increase capacity at 50%, Alberto said. Compliance to minimum health standards still apply.
Private social gatherings in leased venues, halls and establishments, need not be inspected by the Health Services Office and the City Mayor’s Office approval if a safety seal certification is issued, with the establishment certified for compliance to health standards.
Outdoor non-contact sports are also allowed, with indoor sports, venues and indoor tourist attractions open at 50%, as with meetings, conferences, exhibitions, personal care services (salons, parlors, beauty clinics, etc), including outdoor tourist attractions.
Artemio A. Dumlao