Duterte earlier announced that Metro Manila, the provinces of Batangas and Lanao del Sur, Davao del Norte, and cities of Iloilo, Tacloban, Iligan, and Davao will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) until Dec. 31.
The protocols involve, among others, prior RT-PCR test clearances for visiting individuals, including social distancing, use of masks, and similar basic safety protocol determined by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) in Manila.
According to the guidelines for MICE operations dated July 14, physical events in areas under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), modified ECQ, and general community quarantine (GCQ) remain "strictly prohibited".
A staffer at a government hospital in Puerto Princesa City, who sought anonymity, said they are beginning to lose hope on receiving the promised incentive.
Palawan chief labor and employment officer Luis Evangelista told Palawan News that as of June, about a hundred establishments have closed operation "permanently" and many have suspended operations to cope with the situation.
There are a few notable absentees in the Orlando Wide World of Sports campuses such as Avery Bradley of the Los Angeles Lakers (declined to return to the bubble), Russell Westbrook (temporary out due to COVID-19), Trevor Ariza of the Portland Trailblazers (who, like Bradley, declined to return to the bubble), and almost half of the Brooklyn Nets roster due to injuries and infections.
Malacañang is due to announce again decision on quarantine measures. ECQ, MECQ, GCQ, MGCQ, or whatchamacallit? To be downgraded or to be upgraded? Who cares now after 100 days (and counting) of being abnormal? To survive is all there is for an option. We have already been made immune to it - to an abnormal life. But not immune from getting infected, just yet. Soon, hopefully. Meanwhile, it pays to be numbed.
