Manila Bulletin
DOT to 'yield' Holy week goals after GCQ bubble announcement
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has decided to prioritize public health concerns and will yield to the recent imposition of General Community Quarantine (GCQ) in Metro Manila and surrounding provinces due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.
The DOT acknowledged that the upcoming Holy Week, typically a strategic period for tourism growth, will have to be tempered for the second consecutive year.
Filipinos will likely need to postpone their traditional Visita Iglesia and provincial getaways due to the pandemic and the rise in infections.
The agency expressed gratitude towards hotels and airline companies for their flexibility in allowing customers to rebook flights and accommodations without penalties following the GCQ announcement.
Philippine Airlines has also announced a temporary suspension of leisure travel on its flights from March 22 to April 4, in line with the directive from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).
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Residents within the NCR Plus 'bubble' comprising Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal will face quarantine restrictions, including a prohibition on non-essential travel outside the area, from March 22 to April 4.
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The Department of Health (DOH) and the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the public to stay home during Holy Week to prevent further COVID-19 infections.
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Staycations in Metro Manila and nearby provinces are suspended from March 29 to April 4, 2021, due to the imposition of enhanced community quarantine.
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Staycations are permitted but strongly discouraged by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) due to the rising COVID-19 cases in the "bubble" areas.
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