Conditional community quarantine classifications of provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs) and independent component cities (ICCs) in the Philippines for the period 1 to 15 June 2020, per IATF Resolution No. 40 dated 27 May 2020 [see revised classifications per Resolution No. 41 dated 29 May 2020].
Continue reading[Updated (2 June 2020): The previous set of guidelines [How to Process Travel Pass for Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs): Makati City] is no longer applicable. The material, sourced from the social media of Makati City, is also reproduced below.]
Continue readingBeing stopped in checkpoints is normal for workers going to work, and going home after work, in establishments allowed to operate during the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ), General Community Quarantine (GCQ) and Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ). Here are three things that workers need to remember in dealing with checkpoints (explain these items in a respectful and composed manner).
Continue readingThe coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic poses a very serious threat to lives and businesses alike. The lockdown or community quarantine, particularly the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), closed down many establishments. Here are some of the options for employers/establishments:
Continue readingThe Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory No. 17, series of 2020, providing for Guidelines on Employment Preservation Upon the Resumption of Business Operation. The Advisory applies to all employers and their employees regardless of employment status in the private sector operating or allowed to resume business operations under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), general community quarantine (GCQ), or other quarantine arrangements.
Continue reading[The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory No. 17, series of 2020, on the Guidelines on Employment Preservation Upon the Resumption of Business Operation. See Summary and Commentary. See also Labor Advisory No. 17-A (Establishment Report Form) and Labor Advisory No. 18. The full text of Labor Advisory No. 17 is reproduced below.]
Continue readingExisting community quarantine classifications are: Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ), General Community Quarantine (GCQ), and Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ). The reclassification of many areas to MECQ and GCQ means more establishments are allowed to operate. Here is a quick guide for employers to determine if the company is allowed to operate and, in the affirmative, the requirements for such operation.
Continue readingInterzonal movement is the movement of people, goods and services across areas placed under different community quarantine classifications, while intrazonal movement is the movement of people, goods and services between localities under the same community quarantine classification, without transiting through an area placed under a different classification. These definitions, and the applicable rules, are contained in the IATF Revised Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines dated 15 May 2020 (as amended by IATF Resolution No. 38 dated 22 May 2020; see quarantine classifications from 1 to 15 June 2020). The discussion on intrazonal travel is found in (B) below, the discussion on interzonal travel is found in (C), while the list of public transportation allowed is in (D).
Continue reading[Amendments (underscored) and deletions (in strikethrough) are incorporated in the full text below. Amendments were introduced under Resolution No. 38 dated 22 May 2020, Resolution No. 41 dated 29 May 2020, and Resolution No. 43 dated 3 June 2020. The original text was issued on 15 May 2020 by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), through its Resolution No. 37, series of 2020. See Updated Omnibus Guidelines and updated quarantine classifications).]
Since the classifications made on 11 May 2020, through IATF Resolution No. 35, one revision was made. The list was again revised on 15 May 2020, through IATF Resolution No. 37. The revised classifications of provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs), independent component cities (ICCs), based on risk level, are reflected below. [Update: see new quarantine classifications from 1 to 15 June 2020]:
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