Tim Yap, KC Concepcion each pay P1,500 for violating health protocols at Baguio party
Jan 29, 2021 8:09 PM PHT
Rappler.com
Tim Yap, KC Concepcion, and other participants have paid penalties for violating health protocols at Yap s birthday party, held at The Manor at Camp John Hay in Baguio City on January 17.
In a Facebook post on Friday, January 29, the Baguio City Public Information Office (PIO) said that 33 participants including Yap, Concepcion, and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong s wife Arlene have each paid fines of P1,000 for violating Baguio s Face Mask Ordinance, and P500 for violating the city s Physical Distancing Ordinance.
The venue itself also paid a penalty of P9,000 – P1,000 for violating the Face Mask Ordinance, P3,000 for violating the Physical Distancing Ordinance, and P5,000 for violating the city s ordinance for New Normal Operations for Business Establishments.
January 22, 2021 THE ANNUAL conduct of the Baguio Flower Festival or Panagbenga has not been totally canceled but was indefinitely postponed following the emerging threat of the new variant of the Covid-19 virus.
According to a report from the Baguio City Public Information Office (PIO), the postponement will also allow the city to roll out the vaccine that will be made available by pharmaceutical companies.
According to the PIO, Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong said the decision to postpone the conduct of the subdued events for 2021 s flower festival was reached to allow concerned government agencies, the city government and concerned stakeholders to assess the impact of the new Covid variant.
December 15, 2020 LOCAL governments have given the go signal for inter-regional routes of public utility buses and vans from Baguio City pending final health and safety protocols.
On Monday, December 14, Engineer Januario Borillo, chief of the traffic and transport management division of the City Engineering Office, said areas now ready to accept buses and vans coming from the city include Clark, San Fernando City and Mabalacat City in Pampanga; Mariveles, Bataan; San Carlos, Villasis and Lingayen in Pangasinan; Olongapo City, Zambales; Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija; Bontoc, Mountain Province; and the National Capital Region (NCR).
It was in October when Baguio Mayor Benjamin Magalong said the city can accommodate more visitors by Christmas season.