The Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) has been extended until 15 May 2020 (see update under Executive Order No. 112 issued on 30 April 2020). The ECQ was previously scheduled to last only until 30 April 2020. Based on the recommendations of the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), there will be a further evaluation if the ECQ can be relaxed starting 16 May 2020. [Update: Quarantine classifications from 1 to 15 June 2020]
The IATF recommended the continuation of the current ECQ over high-risk areas until 15 May 2020. For moderate and low risk areas, a General Community Quarantine (GCQ) will be imposed starting May 1. Per the PCOO on 24 April 2020, the President approved the IATF recommendation to place the following areas under ECQ or GCQ, as the case may be:
| REGION | ECQ (until May 15) | GCQ (starting May 1) |
| NCR | Entire NCR | |
| CAR | 1. Benguet | 1. Abra 2. Apayao 3. Ifugao 4. Kalinga 5. Mountain Province |
| Region I | 1. Pangasinan | 1. Ilocos Norte 2. Ilocos Sur 3. La Union |
| Region II | 1. Batanes 2. Cagayan 3. Isabela 4. Nueva Vizcaya 5. Quirino | |
| Region III | 1. Bataan 2. Bulacan 3. Nueva Ecija 4. Tarlac 5. Zambales 6. Pampanga | 1. Aurora |
| Region IV-A | 1. Batangas 2. Cavite 3. Laguna 4. Rizal 5. Quezon | |
| Region IV-B | 1. Oriental Mindoro 2. Occidental Mindoro | 1. Marinduque 2. Palawan 3. Romblon |
| Region V | 1. Albay 2. Catanduanes | 1. Camarines Norte 2. Camarines Sur 3. Masbate 4. Sorsogon |
| Region VI | 1. Antique* 2. Aklan* 3. Capiz* 4. Iloilo* | 1. Guimaras 2. Negros Occidental |
| Region VII | 1. Cebu* 2. Cebu City* | 1. Bohol 2. Negros Oriental 3. Siquijor |
| Region VIII | 1. Biliran 2. Eastern Samar 3. Leyte 4. Northern Samar 5. Samar 6. Southern Leyte 7. Western Samar | |
| Region IX | 1. Zamboanga del Norte 2. Zamboanga del Sur 3. Zamboanga Sibugay | |
| Region X | 1. Bukidnon 2. Camiguin 3. Lanao del Norte 4. Misamis Occidental 5. Misamis Oriental | |
| Region XI | 1. Davao del Norte 2. Davao City 3. Davao De Oro* | 1. Davao del Sur 2. Davao Occidental 3. Davao Oriental |
| Region XII | 1. Sarangani 2. North Cotabato 3. South Cotabato 4. Sultan Kudarat | |
| Region XIII | 1. Agusan del Norte 2. Agusan del Sur 3. Dinagat Island 4. Surigao del Norte 5. Surigao del Sur | |
| BARMM | 1. Basilan 2. Lanao del Sur 3. Maguindao 4. Sulu |
[Note: * subject to rechecking]
It appears that the IATF recommendation, as approved by the President, supersedes the issuances/guidelines issued by Local Government Units (LGUs). We hope the IATF releases the full text of its resolutions. The official covid-19 website, to date, is stuck at IATF Resolution No. 18. The full text will help to lessen misinterpretation and confusion.
Malls will be allowed to open in GCQ areas, but only for the following non-leisure shops:
- Supermarkets
- Drugstores
- Banks
- Laundry Service
- Restaurants for takeout or delivery only
- Hardware
In addition to the limitation on shops allowed to open, the following guidelines must also be followed for entrance in malls:
- Age 21 to 59, with ID and not looking sickly
- Mandatory temperature check
- Mandatory wearing of face masks
- Mandatory alcohol use
- Limited number of people inside the mall
A minimum health standard shall be implemented by April 27. The following agencies are tasked to prepare the guidelines by April 25: Department of Health (DOH), Department of Transportation (DoTr), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
- Extension of Filing Periods and Suspension of Hearings for March 29 to April 4, 2021: SC Administrative Circular No. 14-2021 (Full Text) - March 28, 2021
- ECQ Bubble for NCR, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal: Resolution No. 106-A (Full Text) - March 27, 2021
- Guidelines on the Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines in the Workplaces (Labor Advisory No. 3) - March 12, 2021