TABUK CITY, Kalinga- With cases of the COVID-19 pandemic rapidly increasing in this city, the City Inter-Agency Task Force (CIATF) through City Mayor Darwin Estrañero issued Executive Order (EO) No. 60 Series of 2020, temporarily suspending all tourism activities here.
In the EO, all tourism activities and events, as well as tourism sites, shall remain closed until further notice, except tourism accommodation establishments which secured a Certificate of Authority to Operate (CAO) from the Department of Tourism (DoT).
In a radio interview with City Tourism Officer Arlene Odiem, she said that to get a certificate, tourism establishments should submit a letter of intent to the DoT-CAR.
She also said only those accredited by the DoT can apply for the CAO and appealed to other tourism establishments who are not yet accredited by the DoT to apply first before securing their CAO.
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In the city the following were issued Certificate of Authority to Operate: M Hotel, Davidson Hotel and Restaurant, Grand Zion Garden Resort Hotel, Golden Berries Hotel, YKalinga Hotel, Las Vegas Hotel and Restaurant, and Bilza Lodge and Resort.
“Timmulnug piman ti kaadwan, kasama na ang mga hotels, homestays, resorts ken pension house inns. ket apan mi inwan-wan amin ket dagituy tourism accommodation establishments tayu mas lalo dagituy hotels ket timmulnug da,” she said.
Additionally, she said that almost all tourism accommodation establishments have complied but praised all hotel owners for their 100% compliance.
She, however, asked that resorts with or without homestay accommodation should only open until they have secured all documents.
For those establishments which kept their business open despite the EO, Odiem also said that her team visited each establishment and agreed that they remain open if they work with the tourism office to secure their proper documents but still observe proper health protocols in their businesses.
“Panga-asi tayu ta ipa-paspas tayu amin nga proper requirements,” she asked business owners.
By Edward Joseph Gacuya
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