President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Sunday night, August 2, reverted the National Capital Region (NCR) and the provinces of Laguna, Cavite, Rizal and Bulacan to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) effective midnight August 4, 2020.

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Diseases (IATF-EID) has made initial discussions on the use of face shields to complement wearing of face masks in public, particularly in low ventilation settings, such as public transportation.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, in his Talk to the People Address on July 31, placed Cebu City under general community quarantine (GCQ) starting August 1.

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on Wednesday, July 28, 2020, recategorized the classification of Category IV industries to Category III industries to allow their limited operations in areas under the general community quarantine (GCQ).

Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr. in today’s press briefing affirmed the Administration’s recovery plan amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte outlined in his fifth State of the Nation Address.

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), in their Resolution No. 57, approved the essential outbound travel of Filipinos.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte approved the conduct of limited face-to-face classes in low-risk areas or in areas under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). The President gave his approval on the conduct of limited face-to-face classes during his Talk to the People address, which was broadcast on July 21, 2020.

The Palace on Monday affirmed the national government’s strategy under the second phase of the National Action Plan Against COVID-19, where there is synergy in the responsibility in the fight against COVID-19 between the national government and the local government units (LGUs), the private sector, and the individual citizen.

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) yesterday, July 16, allowed the entry of foreign nationals with long-term visas in the country beginning August 1, 2020.