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+ TOURISTS will be welcomed in Baguio City for the Yuletide.
Engineer Alec Mapalo, Baguio City supervising tourism operations officer, confirmed a peak in arrival to the city for the holiday season.
“Highest arrival can happen on December 23 with 843. Total for the next two weeks alone is 5,748. Accumulated tourists inside the city can peak on December 26 at 3,236,” Mapalo said.
Mapalo said approved travels and potential arrivals in the coming days for December have a cumulative count of at least 1,000 a day.
Statistics from the Baguio Visitor Information and Travel Assistance (Visita) platform shows that arrivals for December 31 is at 1,853 , December 30 - 2,148, December 29 - 2,144, December 28 - 2,295, December 27 - 2,887, December 26 - 3,236, December 25 - 2,888, December 24 - 2,699, December 23 - 2,304, December 22 - 1,798, December 21 - 1,835, December 20 - 2,021, Deccember 19 - 1,806, and December 18 - 1,504.
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.