83rd ‘Araw ng Dabaw’ events canceled
Mayor Sara Duterte on Monday canceled all major activities lined for the 83rd Araw ng Dabaw celebration next month as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the deadly 2019 novel coronavirus in the city.
“We have no confirmed case in Davao yet but the problem is if several people will get infected. Our hospitals cannot accommodate the hundreds and thousands of people (who might be) getting sick (from the virus),” Duterte said in a press conference.
“The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation remains very fluid and there is still no answer when it will be stabilized or its spread across the globe be fully controlled. We have seen an increasing number of people getting the infection worldwide,” the mayor said, noting the limitations of health care facilities in the city in responding to the possible spread of the disease.
“Our game plan is to ensure that nobody gets sick,” she added.
Please read all available information on how you can keep you, your children, and the entire family healthy. It is important to keep your immune system strong. Avoid crowded places and activities that will propagate the spread of the virus,” Carpio said.
Except for the thanksgiving mass that will push through on March 1, the events that have been canceled are
Pasiugdang Pagsaulog, Reyna Dabawenya, Ginoong Davao, Sayaw Pinoy, Kalingawan sa Sta. Ana, Hudyaka, Mutya ng Dabaw, Pasidungog, Araw ng Empleyado, Kanta Bidabawenyo, Parada Dabawenyo, and the Datu Bago Awards, Duterte revealed.
Malacanang approved last January 22 Proclamation 890 declaring March 1 a special non-working holiday for the Araw ng Dabaw celebration.
Araw ng Dabaw culminates on March 16, traditionally celebrated as the city’s foundation day until President Rodrigo Duterte signed last year Republic Act (RA) No 11379 or “An Act Declaring March 1 of Every Year a Special Working Holiday in the City of Davao, Province of Davao del Sur, to be Known as “Araw ng Dabaw.”
It repealed RAs 7551 and 7685 that declared March 16 as Araw ng Dabaw.
For Latest Updates on 83rd Araw ng Dabaw check out City of Davao Government Website here.
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