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DOH: Travelers from NCR must undergo home quarantine in their provinces @ 2020-03-15T08: Back Hot News
Keyword:Metro Manila from NCR
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BECAUSE METRO MANILA DOESN"T HAVE STRICT BORDER ENFORCEMENT RULES, THIS MIGHT PROVE DIFFICULT TO IMPLEMENT BECAUSE OF THE MANY ENTRY AND EXIT POINTS TO AND FROM THE METRO FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TRANSPORT.
THE TRUTH IS THAT THE CONFIRMATION OF THE LAND TRANSPORT RESTRICTIONS LEFT MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS. ONE PARTICULAR CONCERN IS CAN AN INDIVIDUAL LIVING IN RIZAL (I.E. TAYTAY, CAINTA) OR CAVITE GO TO WORK IN METRO MANILA TO WORK? DILG SECRETARY EDUARDO ANO WAS QUOTED ON A RADIO SHOW AS SAYING THAT PEOPLE LIVING OUTSIDE OF BUT WORKING IN METRO MANILA WILL BE ALLOWED TO COMMUTE INTO THE NCR, THOUGH MUCH IS STILL UNCLEAR.
"PREVENTING TRAVEL TO AND FROM METRO MANILA WITH ONLY 52 CASES AS THIS POINT IS A TEXTBOOK CASE OF OVERREACTION. THIS DRASTIC MEASURE WILL ONLY RESULT IN PANIC AND HOARDING OF GOODS," HE SAID.
AGRICULTURE SECRETARY WILLIAM D. DAR SAID METRO MANILA』S FOOD SUPPLY WILL BE SUFFICIENT IN THE EVENT OF A LOCKDOWN AND MOVEMENT RESTRICTIONS DUE TO THE INCREASING NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) CASES IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR).
「IN NCR, WHERE ALL CASES ARE, ASIDE FROM NO CLASSES, THERE SHOULD BE WORK STOPPAGE FOR AT LEAST ONE WEEK. NO BUS TRIPS, NO DOMESTIC FLIGHTS, CLOSE [SOUTH LUZON/NORTH LUZON EXPRESSWAYS] AND RAILWAYS, AND THEREFORE, EVERYBODY IN METRO MANILA SHOULD HAVE A GRAND STAYCATION,」 HE SAID.
PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE (SECOND FROM RIGHT) DISCLOSES THE CONTENT OF THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE ON THE EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES (IATF-EID) AS (FROM LEFT) DEFENSE SECRETARY DELFIN LORENZANO, SEN. CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE “BONG” GO AND HEALTH SECRETARY FRANCISCO DUQUE 3RD LISTEN DURING A TELEVISED PRESS CONFERENCE AT MALACANANG ON MARCH 12, 2020. HE ORDERED A “COMMUNITY QUARANTINE” OF METRO MANILA DURING THE EVENT. (RICHARD MADELO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)
SENTIMENTS OF CONFUSION FLOODED SOCIAL MEDIA AFTER COMMUNICATIONS SECRETARY MARTIN ANDANAR CLARIFIED THAT METRO MANILA WILL NOT BE PLACED ON CURFEW FOR NOW. IT WAS ANNOUNCED EARLY SATURDAY THAT THE NCR WILL BE UNDER CURFEW FROM 8 P.M. TO 5 A.M. DURING THE PERIOD OF THE QUARANTINE.
3. JOBS – IF ENTRY TO AND EXIT FROM NCR IS RESTRICTED, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE ESTIMATED 4 MILLION NON-METRO MANILA RESIDENTS FROM LAGUNA, CAVITE, RIZAL, BULACAN, AND EVEN PAMPANGA WHO WORK IN METRO MANILA? DILG SECRETARY ANO HAS MADE SOME EXCEPTIONS IN THE MEDIA AFTER THE PRESIDENT』S ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE LOCKDOWN BUT PROTOCOLS FOR THESE SHOULD BE MADE CLEAR.
READ MORE: DUTERTE COMMUNITY QUARANTINE BUENDIA BUS STATION METRO MANILA TRAVEL BAN NCR TOWN HALL CAINTA FACEMASK MANILA POLICE HEADQUARTERS QUIAPO CHURCH MASS HOLY WATER DRY SEASON PHILIPPINES WEATHER MANILA WEATHER MARCH 2020 HEAT INDEX SUMMER BASECO MANILA BAY SWIMMING CHILDREN COMMUNITY QUARANTINE NAIA TERMINAL 3 CEBU PACIFIC NCR
DUTERTE RECENTLY DECLARED A PUBLIC HEALTH STATE OF EMERGENCY FOLLOWING THE RISING NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES, AND ORDERED THE SUSPENSION OF ALL CLASSES IN METRO MANILA FROM MARCH 10 TO MARCH 14.

 

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