No Benguet stop – overs
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet - Governor Melchor Diclas
stressed no tourist Coded Tourist Pass will be allowed to (QTP). make stop overs The Benguet top within the province cop said having QTP en route to Baguio will mean visitors unCity. derwent online book
Diclas maintained ing, testing and have the collective decision a valid medical certifof the province not to icate. allow tourism and Ragay said failure stressed the need for to present QTP will border control. be grounds to deny
“Dapat kasjay entry and added lang, dumalan da tourists from Region lang idjay, kasparig1 going to Baguio an Kennon, Marcos City are barred from Highway dapat awan entering any tourist bumaba diretso da spots in the province. laeng. Nagmeeting Ragay reiterated so far dyay inbaga visitors going to the mayors, okay lang Summer Capital need makidalan da ngem to travel directly to han da bumaba,” Dithe city, and as much clas said on Thursas possible, there will day. be no stopovers with
With the Summer in jurisdiction of the Capital opening its province. doors to tourists afTravel agents are ter the September 22 also urged during launch, police also booking to inform urge visitors to foltheir clients there will low the border rules be no stopovers within Benguet. in Benguet.
Following the La Trinidad Mayor meeting of the DeRomeo Salda meanpartment of Tourism while said the capital Cordillera Administown will implement trative Region on stricter checkpoints September 16 in Bain their borders to guio City together ensure tourists will with the Benguet Pronot still cross borders. vincial Police Office Itogon Mayor Vic(PPO), Police Regiontorio Palangdan, who al Office –Cordillera is also the president ( PRO - COR), and of the League of MuBaguio City Police nicipalities in the Office (BCPO), protoprovince said they will cols are identified to observe the effects of be implemented by Baguio’s opening of Benguet Provincial its borders to tourists Police Office. from Region 1.
Benguet PPO diAccording to the rector Colonel ElmBenguet official, tour er Ragay said tourguides, porters, and ists from La Union, stalls are affected Pangasinan, Ilocos when tourists were Norte and Ilocos Sur stopped. should travel “We are balancing through Naguilian safety of people and Road and Marcos economic dislocation Highway only. of people,” said Pa
Tourists passing langdan adding the all quarantine conBenguet mayors are trol points in Benset to meet on Sepguet going to Baguio tember 30 to discuss City will be required tourism plans in their present their QR- towns.