LEGAZPI CITY –– Due to concerns over the possible spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Camarines Norte’s primary tourist destination Calaguas Islands was closed to tourists starting Thursday, March 12. ADVERTISEMENTCalaguas will be closed until March 25, and the town’s police have been ordered to establish checkpoints to ensure no tourists are allowed entry. A tourist from Caloocan, who asked to be identified only as Mary, said she planned to go to Calaguas with 20 other relatives on March 20 to 25. Although she regretted that their second trip to Calaguas would be canceled, she understood that its closure was for everyone’s health and security, she said. (We understand the reason for its closure due to Covid-19.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 12, 2020 06:56 UTC