Batangas beach party in Bgy. Laiya, Batangas. Screenshot from video provided by the Department of Tourism
MANILA, Philippines — The local government of San Juan, Batangas has ordered the closure of a resort that hosted a beach party that defied the government’s COVID-19 protocols.
The local government of San Juan, Batangas order the closure of the Blue Coral Beach Resort after the establishment hosted a beach party that defied the government's quarantine protocols (Image: San Juan, Batangas LGU). | @khallareINQ pic.twitter.com/hX5pV1gVHF
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A memorandum order dated Tuesday and signed by San Juan, Batangas Mayor Ildebrando Salud read that the business permit of Blue Coral Beach Resort located in Laiya Aplaya is revoked.
WATCH: In this video provided to the media from the Department of Tourism, it shows a number of people, without face masks and face shields, partying at a beach resort in Barangay Laiya, San Juan, Batangas. | @khallareINQ pic.twitter.com/3LumBrn0jh
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The beach resort made headlines after several resort visitors were caught on video partying by the beach without practicing health protocols, such as wearing face masks and face shields. A video also showed that the partygoers were not keeping their distance from one another.
The Department of Tourism also condemned the party, saying that it was “another reckless social gathering.”