Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) head Nagiel Bañacia (second from left) urged tourists to refrain from visiting the flower farms in Sirao for now because of several landslides that hit the area. (CDN FILE PHOTO)
Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (CCDRRMC) passed a resolution on Thursday afternoon recommending for the restriction of entry of visitors at the famous flower farms at Sitio Tawagan, Barangay Sirao in Cebu City due to the discovered tension cracks about fifty (50) meters above the area.
The resolution was passed during the council’s meeting.
Earlier, CCDRRMO head Nagiel Bañacia called on tourists to avoid visiting the flower farms for now after several landslides hit the area in the past days.
Bañacia said the area is still being monitored and investigated by authorities.
He said they are still waiting for the results of the inspection of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in the area.
“If we are to be asked, it is better not to visit the area for now,” said Bañacia, adding that the flowers are not in bloom right now.
Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo, in a separate interview, called on tourism authorities to issue advisories to discourage people from heading to Sirao.
Cemented roads near the flower farms have cracked and are difficult to pass through.
Guardo however said that for those who really insist on going, there is another road, from the Ayala Heights, that is not badly damaged.
He said he received reports that tourists continue to visit the flower farm despite the reports on landslide incidents in the area.