Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Wednesday authorized barangay chairmen to declare granular lockdowns in their areas of jurisdiction if they have 10 or more active cases of COVID-19.
The Punong Barangay must give a two-day prior notice to residents and other stakeholders in the barangay, acording to Moreno's executive order.
The Manila Health Department must also verify the existence of COVID-19 active cases before the barangay can go under lockdown.
Residents living in barangays placed under localized lockdown are barred from leaving their homes.
The following individuals are exempted from lockdown restrictions:
- health workers
- military personnel
- service workers (pharmacies, drug stores, and funeral homes), utility workers (energy, cable, internet, telecommunication companies, water, sanitation, and critical transport facilities including port operation)
- essential workers (goods delivery, food delivery, banking and money services)
- barangay officials (Chairpersons, Barangay Secretary, Barangay Treasurers, Kagawads, and Executive Officers)
- media practitioners accredited by the Presidential Communications Operations Office and the Inter-Agency Task Force
The city of Manila has placed a total of 29 barangays, one street, and one cluster under a four-day lockdown for this week to arrest the spread of the virus.
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Metro Manila, Bulacan, Laguna, Rizal and Cavite -- lumped together as NCR Plus -- were placed under a GCQ Bubble until Apr. 4 with tighter restrictions aimed at lowering the high number of daily active cases, a resurgence that threatens economic recovery.
