CEBU CITY, Philippines - Officials in Barangay Basak San Nicolas have ordered a probe to determine who authorized the fiesta activities in Sitio Alumnos, Saturday night, in violation of enhanced
By: Morexette Marie B. Erram - Multimedia Reporter - CDN DigitalA huge crowd gathered for a procession in Sitio Alumnos, Barangay Basak San Nicolas, Saturday night, June 27, 2020 | Contributed Photo CEBU CITY, Philippines – Officials in Barangay Basak San Nicolas have ordered a probe to determine who authorized the fiesta activities in Sitio Alumnos, Saturday night, in violation of enhanced community quarantine protocols.
A huge crowd of people was gathered in the area to join the solemn foot procession and watch the Sinulog street dance presentation in honor of their patron saint, the Señor Sto. Niño. “Karon adlawa ipatawag ang mga organizers o nagpa-siugda niini kay kini ni-violate sa ECQ . Gi among ang mga silingan, ang mga nituman sa balaod ug gasakripisyo na pipila ka buwan ug atong mga kaugalingon ug mga pamilya,” portions of the statement read.Cebu City residents have been ordered to stay at home after the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease reverted the city’s status from general community quarantine to ECQ starting on July 16 because of the spike in cases of the coronavirus disease here. President Rodrigo Duterte in a public address on June 15 said COVID-19 cases in Cebu City continued to rise because residents are ‘too confident and too complacent’ in the way they respond to the pandemic that has already infected over 31,000 Filipinos as of June 27.Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has also ordered the revocation of quarantine passes that were issued by City Hall to have these replaced with new ones that are already equipped with QR codes to make sure that these cannot be easily reproduced.In defiance of the government’s anti-COVID regulations, residents of Sitio Alumnos went out of their homes Saturday night to either join the solemn foot procession or watch the Sinulog street dance. Photos from the celebration that were posted on social media have become viral. It also caught the attention of city officials including Councilor Rama who expressed his disgust for organizers of the celebration. Viral photos show people crowding the streets of Sitio Alumnos while they wait for a white pickup that carried the image of the Señor Sto. Niño to pass. Several others also joined the foot procession of the miraculous image.Village officials said they were unaware of the celebration which happened in one of their sitios . “Walay kalabot ug wala nasayud si Kapitan Norman Navarro niining Sinulog dance sumad sa kapistahan sa Sitio Alumnos. Supak siya aning aktibidad,” they said. “Kahibaw ta na kini alang sa Senyor Sto. Niño apan kita naglikay hilabi na nagkasaka ang kaso nato niining COVID. Bisag motuman pata sa Balaod regarding sa protocol pero kini dakong supak kay gipang-cancel tanang Festival ug patapok sa Syudad sa Sugbo ug ang mga pag attend ug misa sa simbahan,” statement added.Barangay officials urge their constituents to celebrate fiestas solemnly and inside the comforts of their respective homes to avoid the threat of the coronavirus disease. ”Karon panahona aduna pata sa pandemia ug kami naghinaot na kita magsinabtanay, magtinabangay ug giawhag namo inyong kooperasyon kay kitang tanan parte kita sa solusyon,” they said. Barangay Basak San Nicolas is among the 12 villages in Cebu City that are currently being closely monitored by city and national government officials due to its high number of active COVID-19 cases. Data from the Cebu City Government showed that the village has 104 active COVID-19 patients as of Thursday, June 25. / dcbThe comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. We reserve the right to exclude comments that we deem to be inconsistent with our editorial standards.
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