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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider Fernando orders strict implementation of MECQ protocols

Fernando orders strict implementation of MECQ protocols

Published Aug 16, 2021 08:35 am

Governor Daniel R. Fernando has ordered the strict implementation of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) protocols in the province from August 16 to 31, 2021.

Fernando issued Executive Order No.30, Series of 2021, detailing the guidelines for the strict implementation of MECG which is in effect in the province from August 16 to 31.

Provincial Ordinance No. 88, Series of 2020, indicated that curfew in Bulacan will be implemented from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m..

Authorized Persons Outside of Residence (APORs), workers, cargoes, delivery vehicles, and public transportation are exempted from the curfew. The movement of all persons shall be limited to accessing goods and services from permitted establishments.

Fernando said individuals below 18 years and over 65; those with immunodeficiency, comorbidity, or other health risks, and pregnant women shall be required to remain in their residences at all times, except for obtaining essential goods and services, for work, in industries, and offices.

The establishments, persons, and activities that are not permitted to operate, or work during MECQ are entertainment venues with live performers such as karaoke bars, bars, clubs, concert halls, theaters, and cinemas, recreational venues such as internet cafes, billiard halls, amusement arcades, bowling alleys, amusement parks, peryas, kid amusement industries, playgrounds, playrooms, and kiddie rides.

Also not permitted to operate are outdoor sports courts or venues for contact sports, scrimmages, games, and other activities, indoor sports courts or venues, fitness studios, gyms, spas, indoor leisure centers, swimming pools, casinos, cockfighting, and operation of cockpits, and other gaming establishments except for the draws conducted by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office; indoor visitors or tourist attractions, libraries, archives, museums, galleries, and cultural shows and exhibits; outdoor tourist attractions.

Also not permitted are venues for meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibitions, and social events; personal care services which include medical aesthetic clinics, cosmetic or derma clinics, make-up salons, reflexology, wellness, and holistic centers, acupuncture, electrocautery establishments, massage therapy, sports therapy establishments. It also includes establishments providing tanning services, body piercings, tattooing, and similar services. Home service for these activities is likewise not permitted.

Food preparation establishments such as commissaries, restaurants, and eateries may resume their indoor dine-in services in areas under MECQ but at an initial venue or seating capacity of ten percent. They may operate their indoor dine-in services beyond the limitation prescribed in the preceding paragraph, provided that they comply with the Safety Seal Certification Program IATF Resolution No.113.

Face-to-face or in-person classes shall be suspended. The education sector shall operate in accordance with the guidelines of the Commission on Higher Education, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority for technical vocational education and training, and Department of Education for basic education. Public transportation shall be allowed to operate at such capacity and protocols in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Department of Transportation. The use of active transportation such as biking is encouraged.

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