BAGUIO CITY, Benguet, Philippines — Local government units under general community quarantine (GCQ) could seek permission from the Department of Tourism(DOT) permission to open their areas to tourists from the NCR Plus, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said here on Tuesday.
The NCR Plus consists of Metro Manila and adjacent provinces Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal.
“The decision whether to open up on GCQ or MGCQ is really up to the LGU,” Puyat said in an ambush interview with reporters. “It’s up to them. But, of course, we want to encourage them.”
The Interagency Taskforce on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) allowed NCR Plus residents to travel to areas und…
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