His cabinet secretary, Karlo Nograles, later made it clear that the proper term was "community quarantine" and that the president's comment meant that the event was "like a lockdown". On March 12, Duterte announced a partial lockdown covering Metro Manila, that began on March 15.Īt one point during Duterte's pronouncement about the Metro Manila "community quarantine," he said that "they are afraid to call it a lockdown, but it is a lockdown." This statement left many confused. Health Secretary Francisco Duque, however, raised the possibility that if the reports of community-based transmissions are reported, it is possible that a lockdown could be implemented on certain cities or towns, rather than an entire region, as a precaution.
President Rodrigo Duterte initially rejected the proposal claiming it would "hamper the flow of basic commodities". Salceda specifically proposed the closure of the Philippine expressway network and public transportation accessing the region, in addition to the suspension of classes and work.
See also: Lockdown and quarantine The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has been largely responsible for managing community quarantine measures in the Philippines.Īs a result of the rapid increase in the number of cases in Metro Manila, Albay 2nd district representative Joey Salceda put forward a week-long lockdown of the region In order to prevent the disease from spreading across the country. According to the ALS, there are five tiers of alert level, with alert level 1 being the most lenient and alert level 5 being the most strict. In the original classification system, the strictest community quarantines is the "enhanced community quarantine" (ECQ), which effectively is a total lockdown. As of November 2021, all regions of the country have been covered by the ALS system, which has become the national standard. In Metro Manila there is now an alert level system (ALS) which has been introduced in September 2021 and it is already in place.
#New lockdown august 2021 series
To contain the COVID-19 pandemic in the PhilippinesĬheckpoints for checking the motivation for travel, banning of public events, closure of commercial and retail businesses, closure of schools and universities, and other prohibitions.ĬOVID-19 community quarantines in the Philippines were series of stay-at-home orders and cordon sanitaire measures that have been implemented by the government of the Philippines through its Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).Īs of November 2021, under the original classification system that was enacted in 2020, there were four main quarantine tiers.
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