Lapu-Lapu City prepares to reopen its tourism industry. | CDN Digital photo
Chan’s EO No. 2020-70 mandates the task force to oversee the operations of the city’s tourism industry as it reopens while the city is under modified general community quarantine . The EO discourages the use of apps offering homestays such as Airbnb saying that these have “weak monitoring mechanisms on the compliance of minimum public health standards.”
Operators of businesses that are engaged in island-hopping and diving activities are also required to set up an online booking portal for guests in order to monitor and control the number of visitors in a day.“An operator shall request for a special permit from TCHAC for every night dive trip it shall offer. Furthermore, no penalty shall be imposed on an operator or boatmen if the vessel shall remain at sea beyond 4 p.m.