Residents fear such events become a super spreader for the COVID-19 especially with news of a new omicron variant.
Establishments and workplaces may allow their unvaccinated employees to report for work, provided that they be tested for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
With the drop of COVID-19 infections, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases classifying the city to a less-strict Alert Level 2 status.
City officials said that looking at the culture of indigenous communities, members of the tribe rely on their leaders' decision, which is why officials would want to dialogue and encourage them to take part to gain trust on vaccines.
Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio postponed her supposed three-day medical leave to Singapore scheduled from October 5 to 8 as one of her companions tested positive to COVID-19.