Dr. Ashley Lopez, head of the City Health Office (CHO) on Thursday encouraged adult participants in the activities of the upcoming Kadayawan sa Davao Festival to get vaccinated or complete their booster shots.
Vaccination is among the requirements stated in the guidelines formulated by the Kadayawan Execom.
Lopez said there is a resolution crafted already but will be subjected to a legal opinion. He said the resolution will be forwarded to the city legal to determine if the guidelines formulated can be implemented during the said festival.
“Naa nami nahimo na final guidelines in relation to the requirements particularly sa atong mga participants sa Kadayawan festival. We already formulated the guidelines for this one,” Lopez said.
Among the requirements cited in the guidelines is encouraging adult participants (18- years- old and above) to get vaccinated and booster doses while there will be no requirements needed for 17-year-old participants and below.
“Ato lang i-encourage ang mga 18 years old especially those who are participating the Kadayawan to take your vaccination and your boosters. That is encouragement only but for the participants and attendees dili ni siya is required because in the first place vaccination is not mandatory,” Lopez said.
Lopez also said that an Incident Command Center (ICC) will be established also for the festival.
“These are the basic info but the official announcement will be coming from Councilor Al Ryan Alejandre,” he said.
It can be recalled that the Davao City Kadayawan Execom has been discussing whether vaccination will be mandatory for participants of Kadayawan contests.
Kadayawan Execom spokesperson Councilor Alejandre said that the Kadayawan Execom is encouraging that all of the participants be vaccinated.