Luzon's Right Away Nether Enhanced Community Quarantine. Here's What It Means


The showtime workday later the implementation of the NCR’s Community Quarantine, Malacañang has opted to bump things upwardly to an Enhanced Community Quarantine for the entire expanse of Luzon. This takes number 12:00 AM from Tuesday, March 17 to 12:00 AM on Monday, Apr 13.

The determination was formalized yesteryear President Rodrigo Duterte via a recorded message addressed to the Filipino people. After that, details were ironed out yesteryear the President’s diverse cabinet secretaries.

Here’s what you lot tin expect:
  • The period of Enhanced Community Quarantine may last shortened (or extended) depending on the daily coming together of the Interagency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Disease.
  • Mass gathering is non allowed. With that, all populace parks, beaches, basketball game courts volition last closed, in addition to loitering at all times of solar daytime is non allowed.
  • All volume shipping (LRT, MRT, buses, PUJs, taxis, TNVS, tricycles) is suspended.
  • Outbound international air travel is allowed at whatsoever fourth dimension for all persons except for Filipino tourists. Outbound domestic air locomote has been suspended. International travelers tin leave of absence their delineate of piece of work solid or hotel 24 hours earlier their scheduled departure.
  • Inbound air travel is allowed for repatriating Filipinos in addition to long-term visa holders plain of study to wellness and/or quarantine procedures.
  • Departing passengers may last accompanied yesteryear one (1) person when traveling to whatsoever international port. They must introduce proof such equally locomote itinerary, or e-ticket.
  • Everyone is quarantined to their respective homes amongst the exception for those who are purchasing basic necessities such equally nutrient or medicine. In these cases, solely one (1) individual from each household is allowed to become out (no driver, spouse, siblings, children, etc.).
  • Provisions for nutrient in addition to essential wellness services volition last regulated.
  • Exempted from the habitation quarantine are: wellness attention workers, peace in addition to fellowship officers, workers who operate inwards individual establishments that cater to basic necessities (see below).
  • Proof of residence in addition to employment (for those working inwards exempted industries) must last carried at all times, in addition to may last required at checkpoints.
  • Malls are closed.
  • Private establishments catering to food (supermarkets, moisture markets, populace markets, groceries, nutrient training in addition to delivery, H2O re-filling), medicine (pharmacy, drug stores, medical clinics, medicine production), banks (including coin transfer services), utilities (telecommunications, gasoline stations) volition remain open. Restaurants are allowed to remain opened upwardly provided they solely produce nutrient for takeout in addition to delivery only.
  • In these establishments, they volition operate amongst a skeletal workforce in addition to volition practise proper social distancing.
  • Food deliveries such equally those from Food Panda in addition to Grab Food are allowed to operate.
  • For establishments that volition remain open, employees volition get got to either convey individual shipping or walk. Local Government Units (LGUs) tin organize shuttles if required.
  • For people amongst individual vehicles, transit to in addition to from these approved establishments is allowed.
  • Hotels are non allowed to convey novel bookings during the quarantine period. Guests who get got existing bookings or guests amongst existing long-term accommodations are allowed to stay.
  • There volition last heightened uniformed presence (police in addition to military).
  • Cargo tin current inwards in addition to out of Luzon unimpeded.
  • Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and export-related establishments volition remain open, but volition require their employees to last housed inwards a temporary staff housing yesteryear Friday, March 20).
  • Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) are non allowed to operate.
  • Health Checkpoints surrounding NCR will withal last implemented. This volition last supplemented yesteryear roving patrols.
  • Several exits are closed on NLEX in addition to SCTEX. Follow them on Twitter to teach the latest update on which exits are opened in addition to closed. Only vehicles carrying uniformed personnel on official business, wellness workers, medical staff, media reporters amongst exceptional passes, in addition to those transiting to in addition to from purchasing basic necessities are allowed to pass.
  • CAVITEX, C5 Link, in addition to CALAX will remain open.
  • SLEX will remain opened upwardly but volition get got checkpoints at the next locations: Calamba Toll Plaza NB; Alabang Exit NB, Cabuyao SB; Southwoods SB; Eton SB; Mamplasan SB; Susana Heights SB; Sto. Tomas SB; Magallanes SB.
  • STAR will remain opened upwardly but volition get got checkpoints at the next locations: Tanauan (SB); Malvar (NB/SB); Lipa National Highway earlier NB Entry; Ibaan National Road later NB exit; Balagas later SB exit.
  • All operations of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Luzon has been suspended. Therefore, deadline for registration of motor vehicles in addition to renewal of licenses that expire during the Enhanced Community Quarantine tin until the end of Apr 2020 amongst no penalties. Validity of all pupil permits volition too last extended.
With the cancellation of populace transportation, the DOTr amongst commence to deploy buses to serve front end delineate wellness workers. These are their routes equally of March 19.

North West Area (Staging Area: Valenzuela Gateway Complex)
  • Malanday
  • Valenzuela City General Hospital
  • Monumento / MCU
  • Tondo General Hospital
  • Metropolitan Medical Center
  • San Lazaro Hospital
  • Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center
  • University of Sto. Tomas Hospital
  • Chinese General Hospital
  • United Doctors Medical Center (Welcome Rotonda)
North West Area (Staging Area: Valenzuela Gateway Complex)
  • Valenzuela Gateway Complex
  • Quezon City General Hospital
  • Balintawak
  • Philippine Orthopedic
  • United Doctors Medical Center (Welcome Rotonda)
North East Area (Staging Area: SM Fairview / LTO East Avenue)
  • Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial (Caloocan)
  • SM Fairview
  • Diliman Doctors Hospital
  • Veterans Memorial Medical Center
  • Lung Center of the Philippines
  • National Kidney in addition to Transplant Institute
  • Philippine Heart Center
  • East Avenue Medical Center
  • Philippine Childrens Hospital
  • Centris Station (EDSA / Quezon Avenue)
East Area (Staging Area: BFCT East Marikina Terminal)
  • SM City Masinag
  • Marikina Valley Medical Center
  • Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center
  • BFCT East Metro Transport Center
  • Araneta Center Bus Terminal
  • Robinsons Gallery
  • The Medical City - Ortigas
East Area (Staging Area: SM City East Ortigas / BFCT East Marikina Terminal)
  • Ortigas Hospital in addition to Healthcare (Cainta)
  • SM City East Ortigas
  • Pasig City General Hospital
  • The Medical City Ortigas
  • Robinsons Galleria
  • VRP Medical Center
  • St. Lukes Medical Center - E. Rodriguez
  • Rizal Medical Center
Central Area (Staging Area: MRT-3 Cubao Station / LTO East Avenue)
  • Centris Station (EDSA / Quezon Avenue)
  • Providence Hospital
  • Capitol Medical Center
  • United Doctors Medical Center (Welcome Rotonda)
  • UERM Memorial Medical Center
  • National Childrens Hospital
  • De Los Santos Medical Center
  • St. Lukes Medical Center - E. Rodriguez
  • MRT-3 Cubao Station
Central Area (Staging Area: PITX & Robinsons Galleria P2P Stop)
  • The Medical City - Ortigas
  • Robinsons Galleria
  • Cardinal Santos Medical Center
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
  • Santa Ana Hospital
  • Makati Medical Center
South East Area (Staging Area: South Station & RITM)
  • RITM
  • Asian Hospital in addition to Medical Center
  • Muntinlupa City Hospital
  • South Station
  • SLEX Sucat Exit
  • Bicutan Exit
  • Makati Medical Center
  • St. Lukes Medical Center - BGC
South East Area (Staging Area: PITX & Vista Mall, Daang Hari)
  • Vista Mall, Daang Hari
  • Perpetual Help Medical Center (Las Pinas)
  • Las Pinas General Hospital
  • Baclaran Market
  • San Juan de Dios Educational Medical Center
  • Pasay City General Hospital
  • Adventist Medical Center
  • Makati Medical Center
  • Philippine General Hospital
  • Manila Doctors Hospital
  • United Doctors Medical Center (Welcome Rotonda)
The routes are withal plain of study to alter depending on the information in addition to requests coming from the Department of Health (DOH).

The charabanc service volition likewise comply amongst the DOH containment protocols such equally the observance of social distancing, torso temperature checks, in addition to regular disinfecting of vehicles.

Meanwhile, the Office of the Vice-President (OVP) volition too commence deploying buses to serve wellness attention workers. Their routes are equally follows:
  • Route 1: RITM Alabang — Magallanes SLEX MRT (via Osmeña Highway, via Quirino Ave.) — Taft Ave. LRT — PGH / UP-NIH — Lawton LRT — Carriedo LRT — Recto LRT — Tayuman LRT — Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center.
  • Route 2: Heritage Hotel EDSA ext (via Roxas Blvd., via Quirino Ave.) — Taft Ave. LRT — PGH / UP-NIH — Manila City Hall (via Quiapo) — UST Hospital — UDMC (via Welcome Rotonda, via Quezon Ave.) — Phil. Orthopedic Center (Banawe, via Araneta Ave. — EDSA Quezon Ave. MRT.
  • Route 3: SM MOA Globe EDSA — EDSA Taft LRT / MRT — Magallanes MRT — Guadalupe MRT — Shaw MRT — Cubao MRT / LRT2 (via Aurora Blvd., via C5 ext.) — QMMC (via C5 / Marcos Highway) — Santolan LRT2 — Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Cainta.
  • Route 4: EDSA ext. / Macapagal Ave. — EDSA Taft LRT / MRT — Magallanes MRT — Shaw MRT — Cubao MRT / LRT2 — East Ave. Medical Center — Phil. Heart Center — Lung Center of the Phils. (via Quezon Memorial Circle) — VMMC (via EDSA) — Monumento LRT.
  • Route 5: SM Fairview (via Commonwealth Ave, via Quezon Memorial Circle) — East Ave. Medical Center — Phil. Heart Center — Lung Center of the Phils. (via Agham Road, via Quezon Ave.) — Phil. Orthopedic Center — UDMC (Welcome Rotonda, via España) — UST Hospital — Lawton LRT.
  • Route 6: Balintawak LRT — Quezon Ave. MRT — GMA – Kamuning MRT — Cubao MRT — Santolan–Annapolis MRT — Ortigas MRT — EDSA cor. Kalayaan Ave. — Ayala MRT — Magallanes MRT — Heritage Hotel EDSA ext.
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