President Duterte extends ECQ in NCR, other 'high-risk' areas
President Rodrigo Duterte extended the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period in Metro Manila and high-risk areas to May 15. All other areas will be placed under looser general community quarantine or GCQ from May 1.For areas placed under general community quarantine, the following will be observed:
- 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 old 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.
Category I - AGRICULTURE: Extraction of raw materials and harvesting of basic foods (mining, quarrying, fishing, forestry, etc)
Category II - INDUSTRY: Production of finished goods from raw materials (metalworks production, smelting, textiles/clothing, construction, etc)
Category III - SERVICE: Intangible goods service (retailing, banking, IT service, hotel and tourism, postal, transportation, etc)
These are the list of activities and businesses that are allowed to operate in quarantine areas:
The following are ALLOWED under ECQ and GCQ
- Agriculture and fisheries and the entire value chain including manufacturing of feeds, fertilizers, and pesticides
- Manufacturing and processing plants of basic food products, essential products, medicines, and medical supplies including:
- All food
- Essential hygiene products such as soaps, detergents shampoo, conditioners, diapers, feminine hygiene products, tissue, wipes and toilet papers
- Disinfectants
- Medicines and vitamins
- Medical products such as PPEs, masks, gloves,
- Pet food
- Hospitals and medical clinics
- Dental and EENT clinics (with strict health standards)
- Retail establishments (groceries, supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience stores, public markets, pharmacies, and drug stores
- Food preparations and water stations)
- Logistics service providers (cargo handling, warehousing, trucking, freight forwarding and shipping line)
- Delivery services, whether or not e-commerce platform, in-house or outsourced, transporting only food, water, medicine, pet food, hardware products or other basic necessities
- Banks and capital markets, per section 5 of IATF Resolution No. 13 dated March 17, 2020
- Power, energy, water, IT and telecommunications supplies and facilities, waste disposal services and technical services to above utilities
- Electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply
- Postal and courier activities
- Water collection, treatment, and supply
- Waste collection, treatment, and disposal activities (except materials recovery - junk shop)
- Sewerage (except emptying of septic tanks)
- Veterinary activities
- Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
- Repair of computers and personal household goods
- Services to buildings and landscape activities (except landscape care)
- Employment activities (manpower services for essential activities)
- Security and investigation activities
- Programming and broadcasting activities
- Rental and leasing activities (except for entertainment and mass gathering purposes)
- Accommodations used as quarantine facilities for OFW and overseas Filipinos, as well as temporary accommodation for essential industries such as healthcare facilities, banks, BPOs, exporters and other frontline service sectors
- Services to buildings and landscape activities
- Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas
- Gasoline stations
- Laundry shops (including self-service)
- Funeral services
- Export companies (with temporary accommodation and shuttle services
- Business process outsourcing companies (with temporary accommodation and shuttle services, work from home)
- Mining and quarrying
The following are ALLOWED in GCQ areas:
- Other manufacturing activities:
- Beverages
- Cement and steel
- Electrical machinery
- Wood products, furniture
- Non-metallic products
- Textile/wearing apparels
- Tobacco products
- Paper and paper products
- Rubber and plastic products
- Coke and refined petroleum products
- Other non-metallic mineral products
- Computer, electronic and optical products
- Electrical equipment
- Machinery and equipment
- Motor vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers
- Other transport equipment
- Malls and commercial centers (including hardware stores, clothing, and accessories and non-leisure stores)
- Barbershops, salons, spas, and other personal care industries (with strict health standards)
- Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
- Construction and Build, Build, Build
- Forestry and logging
- Publishing activities
- Motion picture, video and television program production, sound recording and music publishing activities
- Advertising and market research
- Real estate activities (except buying and selling)
- Office administrative, office support and other business activities
- Legal and accounting
- Insurance, reinsurance, and pension funding except for compulsory social security
- Architecture and engineering activities, technical testing analysis
- Scientific and research development
- Other professional, scientific and technical activities
- Social work activities without accommodation
- Government office - frontline offices
- Gyms, fitness studios, and sports facilities
- Entertainment-related mass gatherings such as:
- Theaters
- Cinemas
- Large Concerts
- Festivals
- Carnivals
- Conventions
- Shows
- Pubs and Bars
- Business-related mass gatherings such as:
- Trade Shows
- Conferences
- Conventions
- Workshops
- Retreats
- Politically-related mass gatherings such as:
- Election Rallies
- Polling Centers
- Parades
- Speeches/Addresses
- Sports-related mass gatherings such as:
- Training
- Games
- Tournaments
- Championships
- Religious man gatherings
- Going to Libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural activities
- Gambling and betting activities
- Activities of travel agencies, tour operators, reservation services
- Activities of membership organizations
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