San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora Facebook)
Zamora said that his decision was made after the Metro Manila Council (MMC) had a meeting yesterday to discuss the Metro Manila mayors’ recommendation for the next quarantine classification of the National Capital Region (NCR).
“I personally voted for a GCQ because the discussions last night were really to have a GCQ that is strict in nature because there were GCQs before that had additional allowances, meaning in terms of allowable businesses and industries which made it a not so strict GCQ.” Zamora said during an interview with CNN Philippines.
Zambo City appeals for MECQ extension
13 May 2021, 20:38 GMT+10
Zamboanga City, May 13 (PIA) -As the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) implementation in the city will take its last effect on May 14, the Local Inter-Agency Task Force (LIATF) on COVID-19 and different stakeholders here are bent on appealing its extension as COVID-19 cases continue to surge, admitted by Mayor Beng Climaco during her virtual presser recently. Through the concurrent LIATF chief implementer, the city wants to extend MECQ to give our health workers the needed breathing space and to lessen the movement of the people outside their residences as COVID-19 cases continue to upswing, she explained.
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) (MANILA BULLETIN)
In an order on May 13, 2021, the IATF has directed the PCSO to ensure strict compliance to health and safety protocols and the observance of minimum public health standards.
In a separate resolution, the IATF has allowed the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to conduct in-person assessments for household service workers (HSWs) in places under MECQ.
However, the IATF clarified that the conduct of the activity is subject to conditions, such as said in-person assessments shall be held only in TESDA Training Institutions and in-person assessments remain prohibited in private assessment centers.
Published May 13, 2021, 9:47 PM
President Duterte has placed the National Capital Region (NCR), Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions from May 15 to 31, 2021 following the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF).
President Duterte at the start of his Talk to the People on Thursday, May 13, 2021 (Richard Madelo/Presidential Photo)
Also placed under GCQ with heightened restrictions are areas under the Cordillera Administrative Region, such as Apayao, Baguio City, Benguet, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Abra; Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya in Region 2; Batangas and Quezon in Region 4-A; Puerto Princesa in Region 4-B; Iligan City in Region 10; Davao City in Region 11; and Lanao del Sur in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
Published May 12, 2021, 10:02 AM
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), wants to hold the adult guests of the Gubat sa Ciudad resort accountable for violating the protocols when they went into swimming last week although Caloocan City is still under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ).
But in the meantime, he said he respects the decision of Caloocan City Mayor Oscar Malapitan to prioritize the isolation and testing for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on those who went to the Gubat sa Ciudad resort.
“I commend Mayor Oca for prioritizing the isolation and testing of these individuals. Mahalaga ito para mapigilan din natin ang pagkalat ng virus (This is important to prevent the spread of the virus),” said Eleazar.