Published March 14, 2021, 5:35 PM
TAGBILARAN CITY – A foam party fashion show held in a resort in Panglao, Bohol early this month was condemned by the public and the Church for indecent exposure and breaching health protocols amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 7 (Central Visayas) Director Shalimar Hofer Tamano, in a letter to Bohol Gov. Arthur Yap dated March 12, said that the Amanzara Resort in Panglao is not a DOT-accredited entity and it has no accreditation application online to date.
The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Omnibus Guidelines states that “only hotels or accommodation establishments with valid DOT accreditation shall be allowed to accommodate guests and clients for legitimate purposes under a state of public health emergency.” The guidelines also said that the operations of such hotels and accommodation establishments as well as ancillary establishments within their premises such as restaurants, cafes, gyms, spas, function halls, an
Quezon City reimposes liquor ban, closure of gyms, internet cafes
QUEZON City, the biggest in Metro Manila in terms of land area and population, is reimposing a liquor ban among other restrictions to curb the rising number of coronavirus cases. In a memorandum issued Sunday, Mayor Josefina G. Belmonte ordered limitations on top of the 10 p.m.-5 a.m. curfew that will be implemented in the entire capital region beginning Monday. “In light of the recent alarming increase in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila, the City hereby issues these Supplemental Guidelines on the implementation of General Community Quarantine. These Supplemental Guidelines shall take effect on Mar. 15, 2021 and shall be effective until Mar. 31, 2021,” the memo reads. Apart from the liquor ban, the mayor directed the temporary closure of gyms, spas and internet cafes, and the adoption of alternative work schemes for offices and other establishments. Ms. Belmonte also reminded all establishments to use the city’s
Published March 12, 2021, 10:41 PM
The Provincial Government of Bohol was forced to put its foot down and stop a local resort from holding a two-day “foam party fashion show”.
Ordered to “cease and desist” from hosting the shindig was Amanzara Resort by virtue of a memorandum from the Capitol.
A photo of the one-page memo was posted on the Bohol Capitol’s Facebook page Friday night, March 12.
The document, signed by Provincial Administrator Kathyrin Pioquinto upon the authority of Gov. Arthur Yap, directed Panglao town Mayor Nila Montero to carry out the order on the resort. “Per IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force) Omnibus Guidelines, only hotels or accommodation establishments with valid DOT (Department of Tourism) accreditation shall be allowed to accommodate guests and clients for legitimate purposes under a state of public health emergency,” the memo read.