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This Week in Boracay and Iloilo (September 27 to October 3, 2020)

Iloilo City is under MECQ for two weeks, while Boracay is set to welcome more tourists by October 1.

By: Shanice Reyes | September 27, 2020
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Iloilo City was placed under modified enhanced community quarantine starting September 25. These plans include putting certain households in barangays under surgical lockdown, conducting tight contact tracing, and establishing cluster clinics. Meanwhile, one of the province’s tourism spots has suffered from revenue loss due to the pandemic. On the other hand, Boracay Island plans to welcome more tourists starting October 1.


Quarantine Updates


Iloilo City under two-week MECQ

Iloilo City is currently under modified enhanced community quarantine to contain the spread of the virus. The shift comes after Mayor Jerry Treñas announced that the city’s COVID team recommended the stricter status. The MECQ took effect on September 25 and shall be enforced for two weeks [1].

Tight contact tracing in Iloilo City

As the number of coronavirus cases increase in Iloilo City, the city government implements close monitoring and targeted testing in barangays. The efforts are being doubled up to contain the spread of the virus. In line with this effort, Mayor Jerry Treñas ordered that all frontliners in the city will be swabbed every two weeks [2].



Travel News


Revenue loss of Carles reached P70M

The northern coastal municipality of Carles suffered from a revenue loss of about P70 million due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Mayor Siegfredo Betita, all the 35 beach resorts and tourism-related activities in the municipality were forced to close in accordance with the implemented safety measures. As of writing, Carles is under a relaxed community quarantine. Betita also added that his administration will help the resorts secure accreditation from the Department of Tourism and bank loans to improve their facilities so that they could reopen [3].

Boracay to welcome tourists from GCQ areas

Boracay is set to allow the entry of tourists from areas under general community quarantine starting October 1 [4]. Visitors are required to present negative polymerase chain reaction test results, and they have to get tested 48 to 72 hours before their travel to the island.

Boracay to welcome tourists from GCQ areas

Boracay is set to allow the entry of tourists from areas under general community quarantine starting October 1 [4]. Visitors are required to present negative polymerase chain reaction test results, and they have to get tested 48 to 72 hours before their travel to the island.


Health Updates: Iloilo to establish more cluster clinics


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To expand COVID-19 testing efforts in the City of Iloilo, the government will establish cluster clinics in the city’s gymnasiums. Mayor Jerry Treñas ordered clinics to be set up in every district in Iloilo, according to Jeck Conlu. Free consultation will be offered to the residents in these clinics to prevent crowding in health centers, Conlu added [5].



Go to Yoorekka for more COVID-19 updates in Boracay and Iloilo.



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[1] https://bit.ly/308wQ7Q
[2] https://bit.ly/3i44VMp
[3] https://bit.ly/308PpZr
[4] https://bit.ly/2G2lhI5
[5] https://bit.ly/304VE0g
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Shanice Reyes writes to buy herself good coffee and bike parts. When she's not writing, you can find her playing Ultimate Frisbee, traveling to new places, or hanging out with her dogs and tarantulas. Though she has an irrational fear of heights, she'd love to try sky-diving one day.
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