Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso issued Wednesday the guidelines on the implementation of granular lockdown in Manila. Domagoso signed Executive Order (EO) No. 28 or the guidelines on the pilot implementation of the COVID-19 alert level system imposed by the national government. "The...
All is set for the Philippine National Police (PNP) as the governments begins the implementation of the granular lockdown and the alert level system in Metro Manila tomorrow, Sept. 16. PNP chief General Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said personnel of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO)...
The switch to a general community quarantine (GCQ) along with the pilot-testing of granular lockdowns in Metro Manila won't push through on Sept. 8 after all. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, as members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases...
The govenrment will be "reasonable" in the implementation of granular lockdowns in the National Captial Region (NCR) or Metro Manila despite the delayed release of the guidelines for it, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday, Sept. 7. (Ali Vicoy/ File Photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
The national government again failed to provide guidelines for the pilot-testing of the so-called granular lockdowns in the National Capital Region (NCR) despite its scheduled implementation tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 8. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque speaks during the virtual press briefing...
Editorial As the new daily COVID-19 infections reached the 20,000 mark, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said that the government was preparing to introduce a new approach to pandemic containment. He said that four levels of quarantine restrictions will be enforced nationwide starting Sept....
Subjecting areas in Metro Manila under "granular lockdowns" or strict localized lockdowns is an idea that Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion can get behind. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go...
The Caloocan City government announced on Thursday that Barangay 123 and four other areas in the city will be placed under granular lockdown starting September 3 due to the rising number of COVID-19 cases. Magsaysay street between Serrano and 6th streets of Barangay 123 and Panay, Guinugitan,...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) assured on Wednesday, Sept. 1, the assistance for the affected residents in areas that would be placed under the proposed granular lockdowns. However, Malaya clarified that the DILG’s recommendation to impose granular instead of...
Expect local government units (LGUs) to get really serious with granular lockdowns during the upcoming modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said the granular lockdown will...
Instead of an extended enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said he would rather have a deescalation of the restriction to a modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) with granular lockdowns. DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila have been implementing "circuit-breaker" lockdowns against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) long before the OCTA Research group made the suggestion. MMDA Chairman Benhur...
