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President Duterte to hold accountable LGU officials for any violation of quarantine protocols in their area as new community quarantine classifications are announced (Eagle News) – The so-called NCR plus areas of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal will shift to General Community Quarantine (GCQ) starting May 15 until May 31, Malacanang said Thursday night, May 13. The announcement was made by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque at the start of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Talk […]
(Eagle News) — Ifugao province has been added to the list of areas under a modified enhanced community quarantine. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday, April 30, said Puerto Princesa, on the other hand, is under a general community quarantine until the end of May. Roque said both areas were added to the respective lists upon the request of local government officials. Apart from Ifugao, the following are under an MECQ starting May, as announced […]
by Emily Manuel Contributor (Eagle News) — OCTA Research supports the position of the Department of Health to extend the lockdown in the NCR+ bubble for an additional week, from April 5 to 11, 2021. They say that “a one-week ECQ is insufficient to reverse the surge and will only further strain our hospital system.” OCTA also recommends extending the ECQ to an additional third week if the reproduction number does not dramatically drop in […]
(Eagle News) – More areas are placed under community quarantine protocols with restrictions in the country as the number of single-day cases added to the country had breached 10,000. President Rodrigo Duterte announced that while the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) protocol is to prevail over Metro Manila or the National Capital Region and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal until April 4, it is still “subject to further review.” He also announced […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government has allowed the holding of once-a-day religious gatherings in the General Community Quarantine areas of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal, from April 1 to April 4 at a limited 10 percent seating capacity, Malacanang said on Monday, March 26. There are however additional restrictions as contained in Resolution No. 105 of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. The resolution was issued, among […]
(Eagle News) – A two-week ban on religious and mass gatherings took effect on Monday, March 22, in the General Community Quarantine bubble of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal. The prohibition on religious gatherings was decided upon as the Philippines recorded successive record number of COVID-19 cases daily, with active cases breaching 80,000. “Ipinagbabawal po ang lahat ng mass at public gatherings kasama na po ang religious gatherings. Iyong tinatawag po nating […]
Roque says”no hard lockdown,” economy still open but with restrictions from March 22 to April 4 (Eagle News) — Metro Manila will remain under General Community Quarantine, along with the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal effective Monday, March 22 to April 4, to bring down the surge of COVID-19 cases in the country, Malacanang announced on Sunday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that this is not a hard lockdown as what has been […]
Lays down additional restrictions amid surge in COVID-19 cases (Eagle News) — The government has imposed additional restrictions on Metro Manila and nearby areas in a bid to curb the spread of COVID-19 in those areas. This was after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases approved Resolution No. 104 that imposed the additional restrictions also on Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal–which, together with the National Capital Region, were described as […]
(Eagle News) – Religious gatherings in General Community Quarantine (GCQ) areas is back to limited 30 percent capacity but only on condition that there is no objection from the local government unit (LGU) covering the religious venues. This was announced by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday, March 19, 2021. Business gatherings were likewise restricted to 30 percent of a venue’s capacity. Roque said that the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) […]
Other activities also restricted because of rising COVID-19 cases (Eagle News) – The Inter-Agency Task Force has temporarily suspended the operation of driving schools, traditional cinemas, video arcades, libraries and museums along with other tourist attractions and other recreational activities. Business gatherings, as well as religious gatherings, were likewise restricted to 30 percent venue capacity, provided that there is no objection from the local government units. This will be effective today, Friday, March 19, […]
“It’s about time to open up the economy,” says FFCCCII president (Eagle News) – The head of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc., (FFCCCII) said that they prefer a shift to Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) by the end of March at the latest since the vaccine program has already started. FFCCCII president Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong said that “it’s about time to open up the Philippine economy” noting […]
Cebu, where 2 “variants of concern” had been confirmed, to remain under MGCQ (Eagle News) — Metro Manila, and the cities of Baguio, Davao, Iligan and Tacloban, as well as five other provinces will be under General Community Quarantine for March, according to Malacanang. The five other provinces are Kalinga, Mt. Province and Batangas in Luzon, and Lanao del Sur in Mindanao. Cebu where the Department of Health has earlier noted the presence of […]
