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(Eagle News) – -The Supreme Court on Friday, May 15, released the guidelines for courts in areas placed under a general community quarantine from May 16 to 31. According to Administrative Circular No. 40-2020 signed by Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta, all the branches of courts in these areas shall be physically open from May 18 to 29, “but shall function only with a skeleton-staff, by rotation, to be determined by the presiding judge.” The circular […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang said that it is allowing land-based and sea-based overseas Filipino workers to leave and work for abroad provided that they would submit a signed declaration that they know the risks involved in working outside the country. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that because OFWs are now allowed to leave the country, recruitment and placement agencies that would process their papers would be allowed to operate in areas under Modified Enhanced […]
(Eagle News) – From enhanced community quarantine to a general community quarantine, the Philippines is following strict protocols for transition involving gradual phasing of allowed activities under the so-called “new normal.” Under the phasing or transitioning, there are four stages of community quarantine. From the extreme phase which is the enhanced community quarantine where there are lockdown protocols for high-COVID areas to a modified ECQ when cases start to decrease, to a General Community […]
Entire PHL back to being under community quarantine protocols (Eagle News) — Malacanang said that the “green zones” where quarantine had been supposedly lifted by May 16 as announced on Tuesday, May 12, will go back to being under quarantine protocols and classified as “Modified General Commnity Quarantine” areas. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this clarification in a virtual press briefing on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, following the presentation made by Interior and Local […]
(Eagle News)–The Cavite government has released additional guidelines for the implementation of the general community quarantine in the province after May 15. According to Gov. Jonvic Remulla, while travel within the province was allowed, this was subject to a transit pass coming from the mayor. The transit pass is valid only for one day. He said this was different from the quarantine pass earlier issued to each household, and from the valid workers ID needed […]
(Eagle News) — Work in Land Transportation Office units located in general community quarantine areas will resume tomorrow, May 13. The LTO said the wearing of face masks and physical and social distancing rules shall be followed at all times. Transactions with people below 21 years old and 60 years old and above, and pregnant women shall, however, only be allowed once the community quarantine is lifted. The LTO said this was consistent with Executive […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila, Laguna and Cebu City shall be placed under a so-called “Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine starting May 16 where strict lockdown measures will be implemented but there would be some essential industries to be allowed with 50 percent workforce, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced on Tuesday, May 12. These areas are considered under a Red Zone where barangays with high COVID-19 cases will also be classified as either a “critical […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, May 12, announced the areas that would no longer be under a community quarantine, will be under a modified enhanced community quarantine and will be under a general community quarantine starting May 16. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the following low-risk areas will no longer be under a community quarantine: LUZON Region I Ilocos Norte* Ilocos Sur La Union* Pangasinan* Dagupan City* Region IV-B Marinduque Occidental Mindoro […]
(Eagle News)–Cavite province will be under a general community quarantine starting May 16. This was according to Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla, who said the information was relayed by Malacañang on Monday night. The Palace has yet to officially release the list of areas that will remain under an enhanced community quarantine and under a GCQ after May 15. According to Remulla, the opening of the provincial economy will be slow, with restaurants allowed to operate […]
Areas to remain under ECQ after May 15 to be selected with “surgical” precision (Eagle News) – Malacanang said that areas in Metro Manila which have high incidence of COVID-19 would most likely continue to be under the enhanced community quarantine after May 15. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque stressed that although there has been no agreement yet by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on what areas would remain under […]
(Eagle News) — Malls and shopping centers under a general community quarantine are not allowed to hold marketing or sales events that attract large crowds. This is only of the many guidelines issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, in a bid to contain the COVID-19 virus, which has so far infected over 10,000 in the country. Apart from the ban, the following are the instructions to malls, which […]
Other guidelines set (Eagle News)–The passenger capacity in all vessels in areas under a general community quarantine should be reduced to 50 percent. The Department of Transportation said this was in accordance with the protocols set by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Department of Health. Upon entering the port premises and terminals, all individuals shall also fill out and accomplish health protocol forms. The checking of body […]
