With the return of GCQ to Metro Manila and other provinces expect more stringent implementation of the rules

With the return of General Community Quarantine (GCQ) of Metro Manila and other provinces expect more stringent implementation of the rules, there is still a curfew in all cities of the National Capital Region (NCR), nor will it just come out without a quarantine pass. 

And the Metro Manila Council, this said council is the association of mayors in Metro Manila, according to the council this time the mayors will implement the discipline.

General Community Quarantine (GCQ) starting this August 19, 2020 in Metro Manila, do not be complacent because it is still strict, first there is still a curfew. Starting tonight it is forbidden to leave the house from 8PM to 5am, it is the same in all cities of Metro Manila. 

But there are some cities that cannot keep up tonight such as Manila, Muntinlupa and Pasig whose curfew now starts at 10pm. According to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, "They need to ordain their ordinance stating that the curfew is 10PM".

The Persons Authorized Outside Residence are exempted from the curfew, they are allowed to work in the General Community Quarantine (GCQ).

According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque: "Basta magdala po sila ng ID. Syempre hindi naman pupuweding i-enforce ang mga curfew sa mga frontliners at saka doon sa mga nagtatrabaho sa mga indispensicle industries."

In English Translation: 

According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque:As long as they bring ID. Of course, curfews will not be enforced on frontliners and those working in indispensable industries."

The malls will close sooner, "Maybe they will close earlier now to make sure that their people will also be able to go home." Sec.Harry Roque added.

The secretary Roque also added that department stores in malls can also allowed to open because in the General Community Quarantine the department stores in malls can open, not only allowed are the crowds, amusements, children and cinemas.

According to the Metro Manila Council made up of mayors, there should be quarantine passes and those who do not have to leave the house should not leave.

According to the Chairman of the Metro Manila Council, Parañaque City mayor Edwin Olivarez: "Yun lang may home quarantine pass per household ang pwede lumabas for essential at yung ating mga APOR, yung Authorize Person Outside the Residence, yung merong mga company ID na nagtatrabaho sa kanila pong mga employers."

In English Translation: 

According to the Chairman of the Metro Manila Council, Parañaque City mayor Edwin Olivarez: "Only those with a home quarantine pass per household can come out for essential and our APORs, the Authorize Person Outside the Residence, those with company IDs working to their employers. "

In the General Community Quarantine there is transportation but face mask and face shield are required, in the General Community Quarantine motor cycle back riding is also allowed, the barriers that were previously required may no longer be on the same ride.

now it is in the General Community Quarantine according to mayor Olivarez that the whole city will no longer be locked down but only those areas with a lot of Covid-19. "The critical zones are pinpointed. There is a clustering and those with that clustering, and we have a local task force in each Local Government Unit (LGU), we identified which place it is". 

According to the Department of Health, there are more than one thousand COVID cases in which 411 are located in Metro Manila, 216 Region 4A, 176 Region 7, 68 Region 3. The Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) expects Local Government Unit (LGU) to be quick to lock down these areas, the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) has given local governments the power to set how many they will allow for dining in restaurants and salons. 

Mayor Olivarez also added: "We will be strick compliance with the original guidelines of our General Community Quarantine. Because if you remember, when our former General Community Quarantines loosened, it was like we dine-in. Formerly 30%, makes 50%. After our gathering, the gathering was only 10 people."