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ILOILO CITY – Crime went down 82 percent in this city which has been under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) since early this month due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said there will be no voter registration in areas under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until June 30.

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Tuesday, June 15, that the government will “recalibrate” and prioritize the distribution of more COVID-19 vaccines to areas under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), the Philippines’ second strictest lockdown level.

As many areas in the country move to different or new quarantine classifications for the second half of June, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque enumerated the basic do’s and don’ts for areas under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) and the three different stages of general community quarantine (GCQ).

The unemployment rate went up by a significant margin from March to April, but the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said this was expected due to recent circumstances connected to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

The Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has placed Davao City and General Santos City under stricter quarantine classifications due to the rise of cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

DAVAO CITY – Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced Friday that Davao City will be placed under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) starting June 5.

The areas that were placed under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) have been urged to further strengthen their efforts to combat the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases.

Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Monday, May 24, appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to imposes measures to control the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in northern Mindanao.

The government will closely guard provinces with reported surge in coronavirus cases, readying contingency plans to deploy more testing kits, vaccines, and possibly health workers to help slow down the transmission.

Mayor Fritzie Gapasin has placed the whole town of Bacarra in Ilocos Norte under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) starting Monday until further notice.

The government’s pandemic task force has placed Iloilo City and retained Apayao, Benguet, and Cagayan under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until the end of the month due to the surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.

Hundreds of people celebrating Mother’s Day in a resort in Caloocan City could have ended the day happily if only city authorities did not discover the activity – and if the guests themselves did not share their enjoyment through many photos on social media.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is bringing back the truck ban next week to go with the return of the metropolis to the general community quarantine (GCQ) status.

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) is now allowing the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and its authorized agents to resume the selling of Lotto, Keno, Scratch-It and Small Town Lottery tickets nationwide even under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ).

It will be extremely difficult to track down and perform contact tracing on the patrons of a Caloocan City resort where coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related health protocols have been gleefully violated.

Makati Mayor Abby Binay said the Metro Manila Council (MMC) is “united in position” to gradually ease quarantine restrictions.

Malacañang said on Tuesday the new quarantine classifications imposed on Metro Manila and four nearby provinces in the NCR Plus Bubble will be announced on May 14, the last day of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).