LIST: Events Cancelled or Postponed Due to the Threat of Coronavirus Disease

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by Meryl Medel | March 11, 2020

Last updated March 19, 2020, 9:00 AM

As the number of confirmed cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines continues to grow, the number of events being cancelled or postponed is also quickly rising. much like how other countries such as South Korea and Japan have closed tourist destinations and cancelled big public events to prevent the spread of COVID-19. It’s good to know how to protect yourself from the virus, but it’s better to just avoid any place or event with big crowds. Which means it’s better that these events that would draw and gather a huge number of people are called off as early as possible. Check out this list of the events in the Philippines cancelled or postponed due to COVID-19.

Culture and Politics

• Voter Registration 2020 — Suspended until March 31, 2020.
• Civil Service Exams — Suspended until further notice.
• PRC Board Exams — Suspended until further notice.
• Art in the Park — Postponed until further notice.
• 83rd Araw ng Dabaw — Postponed. All preparations made this year will be pushed to 2021.
• Baguio’s Panagbenga Festival Opening Parade — Postponed. Now scheduled for March 21, 2020.
• Baguio’s Panagbenga Festival Street Dance and Grand Float Parade — Postponed. Now scheduled for March 28 and 29, 2020.

Sports

• UAAP Season 82 — Suspended until March 14, 2020 in compliance with the government’s order to suspend all classes in Metro Manila.
• NCAA Season 95 — Postponed until further notice.
• Palarong Pambansa — Postponed until further notice.
• 10th ASEAN Para Games — Postponed until further notice.
• Philippine National Games — Postponed until further notice.
• Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Games — Cancelled until further notice.

Music

• An Evening with 98 Degrees — Postponed. Now scheduled for May 16, 21, and 23, 2020.
• Stray Kids’ District 9: Unlock World Tour — Postponed. Now scheduled for June 20, 2020.
• Hyukoh: Live in Manila — Postponed. Now scheduled for June 29, 2020.
• Billie Eilish’s Where Do We Go World Tour — Postponed. Now scheduled for September 5, 2020.
• SB19 x ATIN 1st Fan Meeting — Postponed. New date to be announced.
• Wanderland 2020 — Postponed. New dates to be announced.
• Gary Valenciano’s Pure Energy 2020 — Postponed. New dates to be announced.
• Green Day Asia Tour 2020 — Postponed. New date to be announced.
• Khalid’s Free Spirit Tour — Postponed. New dates to be announced.
• Avril Lavigne’s Head Above Water World Tour — Cancelled
• Jimmy Eat World Asia Tour 2020 — Cancelled
• Slipknot Asia Tour 2020 — Cancelled
• Chroma Music Festival — Postponed until further notice
• Alanis Morisette Live in Manila — Postponed. New date to be announced.
• The Dream Theater’s The Distance Over Time Tour — Postponed. New date to be announced.
• ONE OK ROCK’s Eye of the Storm Tour — Postponed. New date to be announced.
• Tori Kelly’s Inspired by True Events Tour — Cancelled

Entertainment

• ABS-CBN live studio audience — No admission of live studio audience for It’s Showtime, ASAP Natin ‘To, Magandang Buhay, Banana Sundae, and I Can See Your Voice until further notice.
• GMA live studio audience — No admission of live studio audience for Eat Bulaga until further notice.
• Running Man: A Decade of Laughter — Postponed. Now scheduled for June 21, 2020.
• Mitch Albom Book Signing Tour — Postponed. New date to be announced.
• Matilda the Musical — Cancelled. Refunds via Ticketworld.

Other public events

• Manila Coffee Festival — Postponed until further notice.
• Aurora 2020: Clark Air Balloon Festival — Postponed. Now scheduled for April 2020. Exact new date to be announced.
• Holi Festival 2020 — Cancelled
• Benguet Strawberry Festival — Cancelled
• The MBA Tour — Postponed. Now scheduled for August 31, 2020.
• 2020 Philippine Shopping Festival — Postponed until further notice.
• Manila International Auto Show — Postponed until further notice.
• Bench Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020 — Postponed. Now scheduled for April 24 to 26, 2020.
• Bench x Katutubo Pop Up — Postponed. Now scheduled for April 17 to 19, 2020.

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