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“President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Department of Tourism (DOT) to check all private resorts all over the country, and to immediately close all those that do not have clinics, nurses, first-aid medicines, and are from the hospitals. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement on Black Saturday, March 31.
“The president is also advising the public to do check first if the resort has sufficient safety measures and emergency needs before paying, and to closely monitor the activities of their children while inside the resort, and not to depend on lifeguards alone.” He added, without mentioning if the president has already learned about Davila’s story.
In a lengthy Facebook post by Davila on Good Friday, she said that she, her husband, and their two sons, David and Lucas went to Isla Cabana, in Siargao last Wednesday. She said two surfing instructors, Junrey Taoy and Jocol Valerio guided her sons, adding that she specifically explained to them that David is autistic and needs special attention.
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“What got me very angry was Jocol Valerio, the trainer - suddenly disappeared! My husband said after showing him the sari sari store where to buy the Betadine, cotton and gauze, he left them. No one was there to assist my husband or my son who was bleeding! No nurse, no first aid, NO ONE.” Davila wrote, as caption for photos of her wounded son.
“At the municipal hospital in Dapa, there were no tetanus vaccines available. Mildred had to ask Junrey, Lucas’ trainer to take his motorcycle and buy Tetanus Toxoid & Tetanus Immunoglobin Vaccines, antibiotics and painkillers prescribed by the doctor.” Davila said further, emphasizing that there were no enough medicines in the hospital.
Davila said that the next day, she went to General Luna Mayor Jaime Rusillon and told him the problems they encountered after the accident. She said that the mayor told her that Dapa is a “5th class municipality and that they lack doctors, and are not ready for the influx of tourists.” She then slammed the DOT, as well as the concerned LGU.
“But wasn’t P1.2 BILLION allocated for Siargao to improve infrastructure to boost tourism? Wasn’t a multi-million sports complex built?! All this infra and Siargao can’t afford to professionalize its trainers, put full time first aid clinic and life guard for tourists to support the VERY industry that put its name on the map?.” Karen Davila wrote.
Contributed by Renato Pasayao
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