ACTING Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama and Emergency Operations Center deputy chief implementer City Councilor Joel Garganera announced on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021 that contact sports such as basketball may be permitted soon.

“We have yet to decide after we receive contingency plans. We want to have a plan wherein we can see an opening. And when it is opened, we want it to be sustainable and maintainable,” Rama said.

According to Garganera, permitting contact sports has to be determined by vaccination percentage.

“We are breaching 53 percent of vaccination rates already. On top of that, we are meeting right now with the different stakeholders, Dondon (City Councilor Donaldo Hontiveros) and I for the sports commission. We have to set proper guidelines because what good would the guidelines do if we do not enforce them well. Barangays, the VOC (vaccination operations center) and EOC will be on board,” Garganera said.

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