Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan. CDN Digital photo | Futch Anthony Inso
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has not yet received any reply from Health Secretary Francisco Duque regarding his appeal to the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to allow entry of foreign tourists. It can be recalled that Chan recommended to the IATF-MEID last month to allow foreign tourists to enter the city to help revive the city’s economy through its tourism industryOn April 27, 2021, during the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Victory at Mactan, Chan again personally asked the assistance of Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque to bring his appeal to the health secretary.
“Ubos na gyud kaayo ang atong kaso sa siyudad, unya nangkinahanglan na gyud ta nga mabalik ang atong ekonomiya. So mao ra gyud na atong hangyo nga tabangan unta ta nila, mabalik na ang panginabuhian kay lisod na gyud kaayo,” he added. Based on the latest case bulletin of the Department of Health in Central Visayas on Monday, May 3, 2021, the city has only recorded five new active cases. Currently, the city’s number of active cases is at 541.The comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. We reserve the right to exclude comments that we deem to be inconsistent with our editorial standards.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)