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(Eagle News) — Laguna, Bulacan, and Cavite will be under a modified enhanced community quarantine from August 16 until August 31. According to Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, the following areas will also be placed under the same community quarantine for the same period: Iloilo City Apayao Ilocos Norte Cagayan de Oro City Lucena City Rizal province Aklan Iloilo Province Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Cebu City The following areas will be under a general community […]
(Eagle News) — Passi City in Iloilo province has been placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) as COVID-19 cases continued to spike, mostly among market vendors, and with confirmed active cases reaching 220 on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. Passi City Mayor Stephen Palmares said that they are now continuously contact tracing the area and the ECQ protocol would further limit movement and hopefully transmission of the virus. The ECQ which started on Jan. 28 […]
Recommendations to be submitted to President Duterte (Eagle News)–Members of the Cabinet and of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases held a meeting on Saturday night to discuss the medical community’s call for a “time-out” and for Mega Manila to be placed under an enhanced community quarantine. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea called the meeting, which was attended by Senator Bong Go, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, […]
(Eagle News)–The city of San Fernando in La Union has been placed under an enhanced community quarantine due to the rising cases of COVID-19 there. In making the declaration through Executive Order No. 46 series of 2020, Governor Francisco Emmanuel Ortega III noted the six new COVID-19 cases reported on July 20 that brought the number of active cases there to 14. Ortega noted that the ECQ, which started on July 21 and will last […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to announce the community quarantines to be imposed in several parts of the country on Tuesday, June 30. But the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said what’s certain is that no community quarantine shall be lifted, at least until October. NTF chief Carlito Galvez Jr. said the task force has decided the “threshold” would be a modified general community quarantine, where restrictions are further eased but not […]
(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday, June 19, belied news reports the entire Central Visayas was under an enhanced community quarantine. In a radio interview, Año said only Cebu city in the region had reverted to the ECQ status. Central Visayas is composed of the provinces of Cebu, Negros Oriental, Bohol and Siquijor. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the entire province of Cebu, except for Cebu City and Talisay City, which is under […]
(Eagle News)–Around 100 policemen from two regional offices will be deployed to Cebu City to help enforce the enhanced community quarantine there. In a statement, PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said 50 police personnel each from the Police Regional Offices in Western Visayas and Eastern Visayas will be sent to the city upon orders by PNP Chief Archie Gamboa. He said this was upon the recommendation of PNP Deputy Chief for Operations and concurrent […]
(Eagle News)–Ten barangays in Navotas have been placed under an enhanced community quarantine. Mayor Toby Tiangco said Barangays NBBS Dagat-Dagatan, NBBS Kaunlaran, NBBS Proper, San Jose, NBBN, Sipac Almacen, Daanghari, Tangos North, Tangos South, and San Roque are under the ECQ starting today to May 31, at 11:59 p.m., following the approval of the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. Under the ECQ, Tiangco said only those with home quarantine […]
Home religious services allowed under MECQ provided health and safety protocols are followed (Eagle News) – Aside from Metro Manila and Laguna, five Central Luzon have been placed under the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) starting today, Saturday, May 16, according to Malacanang. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that these provinces in Central Luzon have been placed under MECQ until May 31: Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga including Angeles City, and Zambales. Roque explained that […]
More areas placed under MECQ (Eagle News)–Cebu City and Mandaue will remain under an enhanced community quarantine starting today, May 16. According to Resolution No. 37 released by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases on Saturday, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Zambales, and Angeles City in Pampanga are also placed under a modified ECQ, which means some restrictions have been eased. Metro Manila and Laguna, however, remain under MECQ as […]
(Eagle News) – Crime incidents in the country dipped 61% during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period, with Luzon registering the biggest reduction in the number of cases. In a statement, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said that crime incidents dropped from 8,284 incidents from January to March of this year, down to 3,220 incidents on the past 55 days of ECQ. “This crime trend is more noticeable in Luzon that posted a 66% drop, […]
(Eagle News)–The cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu Lapu have asked the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases they be allowed to remain under an enhanced community quarantine. A joint statement from Mandaue Mayor Jonas Cortes, Cebu City Edgardo Labella and Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan said while easing restrictions would mean a “semblance of normalcy,” it would “not be logical” since based on initial estimates, approximately 90 percent of cases […]
