BAGUIO CITY, Benguet, Philippines — The 25th edition of Panagbenga (Baguio Flower Festival) this year has been scrapped due to the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Mayor Benjamin Magalong announced on Monday. Panagbenga, scheduled every February, had already been postponed to March at the onset of the global outbreak of COVID-19. “We’re completely canceling Panagbenga on the basis of the recommendation of the BFFFI (Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc.),” Magalong said at a press briefing here. ADVERTISEMENTClasses suspendedIn Pangasinan province, the municipal governments of Lingayen, Bugallon and Mangatarem on Monday suspended classes in all levels in private and public schools as a precautionary measure amid the threat of COVID-19. In Cagayan province, the National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) pushed through on Monday but its opening parade had been canceled as precaution against the spread of the virus.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 09, 2020 20:15 UTC