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Major tourist spots in Tagaytay to reopen under the GCQ status!
By: Antonette Louise Guiao | May 22, 2021
After being shifted to general community quarantine status, authorities in Tagaytay finally allowed significant tourist spots to reopen. Meanwhile, Batangas maximizes its resources by planning to transform one of its beloved shrines into an isolation facility.
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Major tourist spots in Tagaytay now allowed to reopen under GCQ
The local government unit of Tagaytay allowed significant tourist spots in the city to reopen under the general community quarantine of GCQ status. Tagaytay City Mayor Agnes Tolentino issued Executive Order no. 372 Series of 2021, allowing popular attractions including People’s Park in the Sky, Tagaytay Picnic Grove, and SkyRanch to operate, provided that the amusement facilities in the parks remain non-operational.
On the other hand, restaurants, cafes, and other similar establishments within amusement parks may be allowed to operate but are subject to health protocols for indoor and al fresco dining services for GCQ. Social events will only be allowed 10% seating capacity of the venue, provided that it conducts indoors. [1]
Montemaria Shrine to become a COVID-19 isolation facility
In response to the government’s battle against COVID-19, the Montemaria Shrine located in Barangay Pagkilatan, Batangas, is set to become a COVID-19 isolation facility. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Rosvilinda Ozaeta said that three out of 17 storeys of the Montemaria International Pilgrimage and Conference Center would use for free, under Gov. DoDo Mandanas’ directive.
Ozaeta added that the facility received positive feedback upon inspection by the Department of Health (DOH). Its peaceful and relaxing ambiance was one of the many factors that made it a suitable isolation facility. The shrine targets 200 patients, and the local government will provide all the necessary equipment and food for all the medical personnel and patients. The authorities are only just waiting for the accreditation from DOH to fully transform the shrine into a temporary treatment monitoring facility. [2]
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All details and information in this article are true and accurate as of the publication date. While we are making our utmost effort to keep our content as up-to-date as possible, the condition surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be unpredictable, and the situation develops rapidly. Hence, some information and recommendations may have changed since this article was published. For the latest advice, visit DOH and your LGU's official websites.
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[1] https://bit.ly/341j6gL
[2] https://bit.ly/3vkTbg9
About Antonette Louise Guiao
Antonette is a writer, a night owl, an extrovert, and a BTS ARMY. Her spare time is consumed by drawing digital vector art, sleeping, binge-watching Netflix series, and learning how to cook. An adventurer by heart, she aspires to travel the world with her family, try extreme outdoor activities, and taste all sorts of food in different countries.
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