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Baguio lauded for being model city, excellent transition to new normal

Published Mar 19, 2022 02:42 pm

BAGUIO CITY – Team from the Coordinated Operations to Defeat Epidemic (Code) of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 has lauded this Summer Capital as it became a role model city for its excellent transition to the new normal.

(Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda / MANILA BULLETIN)

During the CODE team visit recently, Secretary Vivencio Dizon, deputy chief implementer of NTF Against Covid-19, cited Baguio City’s strict implementation of the Prevent-Detect-Isolate-Treat-Reintegrate (PDITR) strategy which makes the famous mountain hideaway truly a model city.

Dizon urged the public to continue to follow the Minimum Public Health Standards (MPHS) and get vaccinated, noting that as the country adjusts to the new normal, restoring livelihood and business revenues is a top priority.

“Despite the need to return to the new normal, we must remain vigilant and vaccinate our target population. Take the lead in encouraging your constituents to get vaccinated, and bring the vaccines to them,” said Dizon.

“To our local chief executives, please help us persuade them that vaccines are both safe and effective. We recognize that there may be some cultural and religious tensions, but it is for their own safety,” Dizon added.

Mayor Benjami Magalong, who is also the Contact Tracing Czar, said that the roadshow signals the city’s transition to the new normal and that is the reason why the city government is now working on several programs to make sure that the city will create an enabling environment for business and tourism industry to thrive and the people to learn and internalize the new normal.

"Our city has an advantage because we have a cooperative community, compliant residents, dynamic regional line agencies, and local government units (LGUs) that practice good governance,” said Magalong. “I hope that continued support for these government programs will speed up our road to recovery.”

Araceli San Jose, RIATF Chairperson and Regional Director of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), emphasized that with the active participation and support of LGUs and other stakeholders, as well as the strong commitment of each and every Cordilleran to do their part in taking extra precautionary measures against COVID-19, the region will be able to maneuver the risks involved and to bounce back to a better new normal.

“Together, let us help the government to reach our people who need to be vaccinated so that we can all be safe. We should not be complacent either. Let us also continue to adhere to MPHS, particularly when it comes to the proper use of face masks. Take extra precautions on a regular basis. This is now our new normal – our new reality – our new way of life. We'll keep doing this until we're all off the hook,” San Jose said.

The CODE Team Visit Roadshow is an effort to ensure a national government-enabled, local government-led, and people-centered response to the COVID-19 pandemic

The visit, dubbed 'Bida Tungo sa New Normal,' aims to have the LGUs strengthen their response to the health crisis under a new normal. It also functions as a forum for multi-stakeholder discussions.

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