Navotas barangays in ECQ until May 31

TEN barangays in the City of Navotas were placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) on May 23 until May 31, 11:59 p.m. These are NBBS Dagat-Dagatan, NBBS Kaunlaran, NBBS Proper, San Jose, NBBN, Sipac Almacen, Daanghari, Tangos North, Tangos South and San Roque.The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious DiseasesNational Capital Region (RIATF NCR) noted that said barangays have the highest numbers of cases of Covid-19 in the city.Under Executive Order No. TMT-030, Mayor Toby Tiangco laid out the guidelines for residents of barangays under ECQ, highlighting the strict implementation of the rule on home quarantine pass (HQP).

“Only one person per household is allowed to use the previously issued HQP. No additional HQPs shall be issued by the barangays. The HQP is valid for use by the resident only on days allowed for the barangay that issued the HQP,” Tiangco said.

In its barangay-based market schedule, HQP holders of Barangays San Rafael Village, NBBS Kaunlaran, Bangkulasi, Bagumbayan South, Navotas East, SipacAlmacen, Daanghari, Tangos North, and Tanza 1 can go out of their homes to buy essentials only on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.On the other hand, those from Barangays NBBS Proper, NBBS Dagat-Dagatan, NBBN, Bagumbayan North, Navotas West, San Jose, San Roque, Tangos South, and Tanza 2 can do so on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.Public markets are closed on Sundays for cleaning and disinfection.

“Essential workers or those exempted by the IATF, including those who work at the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority, are allowed to go to work provided they bring a valid company ID or a certificate of employment,” Tiangco noted.