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The government’s task force against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has released its updated quarantine classification list for areas in the country that are not covered by the new Alert Level System (ALS).

The government’s pandemic task force has placed 11 areas under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until October 15, 2021, while 25 areas will be under general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions until the end of the month.

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has announced new risk-level classifications for Abra, Baguio City, Bohol, and Ilocos Norte, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement on Thursday night, Sept. 23.

Senator Grace Poe on Thursday, Sept. 9, hit the Duterte administration for the sudden reversal of its decision to place Metro Manila under the more relaxed general community quarantine (GCQ), to the detriment of businesses and the public.

In a move that caught many by surprise, the government has extended the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila by another week.

While many were taken aback by the sudden decision of the government to keep the National Capital Region (NCR) under a modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) for another week, President Duterte’s most recent pre-recorded public address did not give any clarity as to why the pandemic task force ditched its earlier recommendation to lower the region’s quarantine level.

Several parishes in Metro Manila maintained the suspension of public Masses as the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) deferred its decision to pilot general community quarantine (GCQ) with granular lockdowns.

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.

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.

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.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the first day of registration in the National Capital Region (NCR) while under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) saw a heavy turnout of registrants.

An appeal in behalf of sports clubs, country clubs, and golf clubs, which are safer than government and private offices, construction companies, BPOs, and manufacturers, where the work environment is often enclosed.

Voter registration activities will resume in areas under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) starting Monday, Sept. 6, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said.

Independent research group OCTA urged the government to extend the implementation of modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila for two more weeks to see a decrease in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the region.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will resume the conduct of voter registration in modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) areas but in a limited capacity.

The San Juan City local government distributed on Thursday the17th wave of food packs to its residents as part of its efforts to help San Juaneños amid the ongoing Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila due to the surge in COVID-19 cases.

The Muntinlupa police caught more than 6,000 people in August for violating city ordinances on quarantine rules.

The national government is ‘still on track” as far as its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) containment plan is concerned, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said during a virtual press briefing Wednesday, Sept. 1.