Baguio City, in the Benguet province of the Cordillera Administrative Region, has been commended for their local COVID-19 response and contact tracing strategy led by Mayor Benjamin Magalong.
On 10 July, a World Health Organization delegation led by WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Takeshi Kasai and WHO Representative in the Philippines Dr Rabindra Abeyasinghe, together with DOH Undersecretary for Health-Field Implementation and Coordination Dr Gerardo Bayugo, conducted a field visit to Baguio City and adjacent Benguet provincial capital La Trinidad to share information and identify best practices in contact tracing and management.