The Supreme Court recently released the guidelines for the conduct of court hearings in areas under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) and Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) for the 16-31 May 2020 period. Trial court hearings during this period may be conducted either in-court or through video conferencing.
Continue readingThe IATF has released the list of areas or provinces under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) and Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) [Update: quarantine classifications from 1 to 15 June 2020]. Given this development, the Supreme Court released the guidelines for provinces/areas under GCQ (Administrative Circular No. 40-2020 for 16-31 May 2020, citing Administrative Circular No. 36-2020 for 1-15 May 2020) and MECQ (Administrative Circular No. 39-2020 for 16-31 May 2020). This post is a consolidation/summary of the two circulars, updated as of 15 May 2020.
Continue reading[On 15 May 2020, the Supreme Court issued Administrative Circular No. 40-2020, providing for guidelines for courts in areas placed under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) from 16 to 31 May 2020 (court hearings allowed; deadlines extended for 30 days counted from 1 June 2020). Areas under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) are covered by a separate issuance, Administrative Circular No. 39-2020. The full text of Administrative Circular No. 40-2020 is reproduced below for easy reference.]
Continue readingA General Community Quarantine (GCQ) refers to the implementation of temporary measures limiting movement and transportation, regulation of operating industries, and presence of uniformed personnel to enforce community quarantine protocols. This definition is provided under Revised Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines dated 29 April 2020, as amended, issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF).
Continue readingThe Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) issued the Revised Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines dated 29 April 2020, as amended, which governs, among others, interzonal movement in, to or from areas under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) and Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). [See Updated Rules on Intrazonal and Interzonal Travel under the Revised Omnibus Guidelines]
Continue readingThe classification of provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs) and independent component cities (ICCs), beginning 16 May 2020, has been released through Resolution No. 35 dated 11 May 2020 of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF). [Note: See updated list, as of 1-15 June 2020] The classifications are as follows:
Continue readingIn Labor Advisory No. 14 dated 30 March 2020, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) declared that “[f]or purposes of determining the six-month probationary period, the one-month ECQ period is not included.” ECQ refers to the Enhanced Community Quarantine, which is distinct and separate from a General Community Quarantine (GCQ).
Continue readingThis list is from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), as contained in its Memorandum Circular No. 20-22 dated 5 May 2020, on “Business Establishments or Activities Allowed to Operate in Areas included under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) and General Community Quarantine (GCQ) pursuant to the Revised Omnibus Guidelines on Community Quarantine as Confirmed and Adopted by the President under Executive Order No. 112, s. 2020”. [Update: Revised per Memorandum Circular No. 20-33.] The guidelines apply nationwide. No presumption shall arise as to the exclusivity or inclusivity of the enumeration, which may be updated as the need arises. [See also Updated Community Quarantine Classifications]
Continue readingMalls and shopping centers are allowed to open in areas under General Community Quarantine (GCQ). The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) issued Memorandum Circular No. 20-21 dated 4 May 2020, or the “Guidelines on the Operations of Malls and Shopping Centers in Areas Declared Under General Community Quarantine (GCQ)“. The pertinent portions of the guidelines read:
Continue reading[The guidelines were issued on 29 April 2020 by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), as amended by subsequent Resolutions of the IATF, as noted in the appropriate provisions. The full text of the Omnibus Guidelines is reproduced below. Added: See Revised Omnibus Guidelines.]
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