President Rodrigo Duterte extended the implementation of enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and other high-risk areas until May 15.
In a televised briefing on Friday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte also approve the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to extend ECQ in areas considered as high-risk for the spread of COVID-19. These areas include Benguet, Pangasinan, Mindoro island, Albay, and Catanduanes.
The enhanced community quarantine will also be implemented in Panay island, Cebu in Visayas and Davao City, Davao del Norte, and Davao de Oro in Mindanao until May 15.
The rest of the country which is considered medium to low-risk areas will be placed under general community quarantine.
The following will be observed under the general community quarantine:
•workers and sectors in category I, II and III may continue to work or operate in phases;
•the general population may go out of their homes only for purposes of accessing basic necessities;
•in any case, those with ages below 21 years old and those 60 years old and above as well as those with ages ranging from 21 years olf but below 60 years old but who reside with co-morbidities or other risk factors shall stay home;
•non-leisure stores in malls and shopping centers may partially open;
•higher education institutions may continue classes to finish the academic year and issue credentials to students in accordance with guidelines as may be issued by the Commission on Higher Education;
•priority and essential construction projects may resume in accordance with guidelines as may be issued by the DPWH;
•public transportation may operate at a reduced capacity in accordance with guidelines as may be issued by the DOTr;
•local government units shall enforce curfew at night for non-workers; and
•airports and seaports may operate insofar as the unhampered movement of goods.
Duterte initially placed Metro Manila under an enhanced community quarantine on March 15 and later expanded the measure to entire Luzon. The measure was eventually extended until April 30.
