Spox Roque: ECQ in “NCR Plus” Bubble will be Extended for Another Week
According to a press briefing by the Office of the Presidential Spokesperson on Saturday, Spokesperson Harry Roque has announced that the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) status of the Greater Manila or the NCR+ bubble will be extended for another week.
According to Roque, the IATF has recommended the extension of the ECQ status of the following places from Monday, April 5, 2021 to Sunday, April 11, 2021 :
National Capital Region (NCR)
Bulacan
Cavite
Laguna
Rizal
This announcement was made after a nationwide all-time high of 15,310 new confirmed cases recorded in a single day was reached today. According to Roque, the IATF also recommends the intensified enforcement of prevention, detection, isolation, treatment, and re-integration (PDITR) measures which shall be closely monitored and reported on a daily basis.
Residents of affected areas will have a curfew of 6:00 PM to 5:00 AM the following day EXCEPT for APORs, workers, cargo vehicles, and public transportation provided they present a valid ID as proof.
Permitted Industries
No malls shall operate except for the essential stores i.e. groceries and pharmacies, hardware
Restaurants for TAKE-OUT and DELIVERY only. Indoor and al fresco dining is prohibited.
With full operational capacity
Public and private hospitals
Health, emergency and frontline services
manufacturers of medicines, medical supplies, devices and equipment
Agriculture, forestry, and fishery and their workers, including farmers ARBs, fisherfolk, and agri-fishery stores
Delivery and courier services transporting food, medicine, or other essential goods
Maximum of 50% operational capacity
private establishments (essential goods and services)
Media establishments and their total permanent staff complement
Workers accredited by DOTr
With skeleton workforce
Other medical, dental, rehabilitation, and optometry clinics, pharmacies, or drug stores
Veterinary clinics
Banks, money transfer services
Telecommunication companies, internet service providers, cable television providers
Manufacturing companies and suppliers (construction works, such as cement and steel)
Funeral and embalming services
Security personnel
Real estate activities limited to leasing only
Capital markets
Water supply and sanitation services and facilities
Energy and power companies
Airline and aircraft maintenance, pilots and crew, and employees
The Philippine Postal Corporation, PSA, BPOs, Export businesses, Printing Presses
Humanitarian assistance personnel from civil society organizations, NGOs, UN-Humanitarian Country Teams
Pastors, priests, rabbis, imams, or such other religious ministers (conduct of necrological or funeral rites)