Thank you so much Gov. Gwen

Scuba diving as an individual non-contact sport is allowed in areas under general community quarantine.

“Our priority remains the same with the reopening of diving and sports tourism. By following these guidelines, we continue to uphold the safety and well-being of the tourists and the industry workforce,” Tourism Secretary Bernadette Puyat said.

The guidelines governing the operations of dive establishments were drawn up by the Philippine Commission on Sports Scuba Diving (PCSSD) following the Inter-agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATFEID) resolution.

The PCSSD

CEBU when since - “Gamay pangandoy,” he met she so planted

Memorandum

Circular No. 2020-001 or the Health and Safety Guidelines nalang said

Garcia

In their first “Titing” as how he an

Ting, hapit na gyud matuman imo northern town of Carmen. for

Gov.

Gwendolyn Garcia to 14-yearold Vicente “Titing” Mulato as they met again for the second time in the upland Sitio Taguini

in Barangay Caurasan in the

Mulato was 13 years old the first time in Sitio Siotes in the same barangay in October last year during her return to the upland village almost 15 years acacia tree together with the late Carmen

Mayor Virginio “Benyung”

Villamor in November 4, 2004. meeting, is fondly

on the mask or the use of saliva as a defogger

wear

High School order to go to school.

Upon seeing warmly welcomed

is prohibited. Even when on dive boats,

boat crew and passengers must face masks and the observe called by locals, told the governor his wish that she will fix the narrow and unpaved road in the area so he can go to school with less difficulty.

Titing, who is now a Grade 9 student and resident of neighboring Sitio Tuburan, walks for two hours in order to reach Sitio

Siotes where Caurasan National is located. On a rainy period, school children of

Barangay Caurasan and neighboring barangays brave through dangerous, muddy tire paths in him,

Garcia boy and told him, “Dako naman ka Ting.

Karon na gipalapdan naman ni, sunod ako na ning ipa-semento.”

be

as kay the

set up according distancing

Puyat

Titing iyang public

Mayor to the also his token for her shyly gituman governor during the official to go to school.

Carlo people of

to

ang

physical requirements. Smaller classes with a 1:1 or 1:2

ratio are highly encouraged. signed PCSSD approached

Garcia and gave her a stem of rose of appreciation na gyud,” Mulato smiled shyly.

Villamor for the governor’s promise. “Salamat iyang gisaad namo diri nga taga Taguini nga nausab na gyud ang karsada diri nga sauna lisod, karon sayon

As the young boy joined the inspection, assured him that soon he will no longer need to walk but may soon ride a motorbike expressed his gratitude to the governor full support to the town and for fulfilling her promise

Barangay

Caurasan and Carmen town. He

Administrative Order No. 2020– 001 also known as Guidelines

on the Operations on Dive Essaid aside from the road camote of

Caurasan having and harvest projects, Garcia also helped realize

Carmen town’s long-held aspirations unimpeded water supply as they can now tap water supply from the Cebu

Metropolitan Water District.

“Nagpasalamat sad mi ni Gov. Gwen, kay nakita man gyud ninyo nalapad na gyud ang dalan didto. Not just that, nagsaad sad si Gov, kay nilapad naman ang dalan, iya sad pa-semento-on. So hopefully next year basin three kilometers ma-semento na,” the mayor said.

Garcia did a ceremonial cutting of the ribbon for the new Taboan Public Market in Sitio Taguini. She was joined by her daughter Carissa, Villamor, Mulato and other barangay officials.

The Taboan market barangays every Saturday. is a regular market fair for farmers and traders in all of Barangay neighboring

Jocelyn Barasan, 52, from

Barangay Liboron, walked 30 minutes in order to bring her that was ordered and bought for the occasion. She gingerly approached

tablishments under a Community Quarantine.

his the

Based public on

Barasan said.

“Sayon

Caurasan gratitude na to the sa panguma the market from other barangays.

Administrative the governor and safely stood at a distance and watched her in awe. “Mapasalamaton kay ko ni

Gov kay iyang nabuhat ang dugay na namong gipangandoy,”

She said now that the road has been widened she is hopeful that it will soon be paved for her to easily transport her farm produce. kaayo among kaagian labina gyud nga naa na maintenance og (kun) naa mga guba-guba. Kay pareha ana ang among pangabuhian diri naa raman (unya)

Barangay said. (Vanessa L. Almeda) lisud, layo ang among paglakaw ngari, lisud pa gyud ang dalan. Mas sayon na namo (karon),” she said.

Captain

Venancio Duran expressed governor for the road improvement and which will not only benefit Barangay Caurasan

residents but also those

“Dako kaayo akong kalipay nga gibati kay kining mga project nga gihatag ni Gov ngari sa

Taguini kami mismo nga mga taga Kaorasan Tuburan makapahimus niini kay kada Sabado kami naa niini nga tabuana,” he the

Diving

Order,

accreditation establishment, to operate

RT-PCR than 48 hours requirement.

The health and industry continuously

Area at the

only with

release as are of safety the earns

dive

or DOT (reverse before the (overseas

Marine

Awards 2020 in Tokyo.

establishments PCSSD

Certificate

of Authority to Operate (CAO), if the dive facility is ancillary to an accommodation allowed at 50-percent operational capacity. Guests are also required to present a negative transcription-polymerase chain reaction) test result not earlier arrival in the dive establishment as part of the Test-before-travel dive guidelines is a welcome development for country recognitions as a premier diving destination. The Philippines was awarded as the Best Overseas category)

Diving

The travel guidebook publisher Lonely Planet also cited Tubbataha, Palawan, and Cebu as among the “6 national parks around the world with surprisingly spectacular diving.”

The Philippines also received nominations as Asia’s Leading Dive Destination and World’s Leading Dive Destination at the 27th World Travel Awards. (With a report from Cebu Examiner)