The Whole Municipality of Lagawe, Ifugao is Placed Under Lockdown
UPDATE June 24, 2026 10:50 PM:
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Lagawe Municipal Mayor Martin Habawel Jr. has placed the whole municipality under a temporary lockdown for a period of two (2) days, which may still be further extended later as may be necessary. This announcement has been made today, July 20, 2020 through a COVID-19 Advisory published by the LGU Lagawe earlier before noon.
Why Lagawe is Placed Under Lockdown
Positive COVID-19 Cases have been Recorded
On a previous COVID-19 Advisory released by the LGU Lagawe on July 18, 2020, it has been mentioned that Ceasar Vicente, a 27 years old, male, who is a resident of Poblacion North, has been confirmed of COVID-19. Thus, Barangay Poblacion North was then placed under temporary lockdown for a period of seventy two (72) hours.
Moreover, based on a more recent advisory released by the LGU on July 20, 2020, it has been revealed that two of the primary contacts of Ceasar Vicente, a 13-year-old and a 15-year-old have also turned positive of COVID-19. The two have been brought to the Panopdopan District Hospital for further observation and management.
In Poblacion East, on the other hand, a 20-year-old female residing in Mak-mak-ak has also turned positive of COVID-19. According to the Office of the Local Chief Executive, she will be brought to IGH-Natuwolan for proper care and management.
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Lockdown is Placed to Facilitate Contact Tracing
For the Municipal Local Government Unit of Lagawe to be able to effectively respond to the current COVID-19 emergency by facilitating contact tracing, testing, quarantine, and disinfection relative to the newly confirmed COVID-19 cased at Poblacion North and Poblacion East, the whole Municipality has been placed under a temporary lockdown.
Establishments Directed to Close
With this crisis, all offices and establishments within the Municipality of Lagawe are also directed to close effective immediately; except the following:
- Philippine National Police,
- Health offices,
- the DRRMOs,
- Drugstores,
- Groceries,
- Public Market,
- Gasoline Stations
- and other indispensable establishments.
Total Liquor Ban and Curfew
Total liquor ban is also in effect and curfew from 6:00 PM to 5:00 AM will be enforced. Also, persons aged twenty one (21) and below or persons sixty (60) years old and above must stay at home unless for emergency reason.
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