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4:13 pm on 1 August 2021, Sunday
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is reminding the public that the NCR Plus travel bubble starts today as Metro Manila and nearby provinces have been placed under general community quarantine with heightened restrictions.
DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Año said that Quarantine Control Points (QCP) manned by combined elements of the Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Coast Guard and the Bureau of Fire Protection will be placed at the borders of Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna and Cavite with adjoining provinces.
“As per the IATF Resolution, only Authorized Persons Outside of Residence (APOR) shall be allowed to enter and leave the NCR Plus area,” he said, clarifying that no QCPs will be installed inside the NCR Plus area which groups Metro Manila with Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna and Cavite.
Moreover, the NCR will once again be placed under ECQ beginning August 6 to 20 amid the threat of the more contagious Delta variant.
“At the moment, the QCPs are at the borders of Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna and Cavite with adjoining provinces but once we move to ECQ starting August 6, checkpoints will now be located inside Metro Manila,” he said.
Nonetheless, the DILG chief said that the PNP may still install regular checkpoints inside the NCR Plus bubble to implement curfew hours, enforce minimum health standards, and for general law enforcement.
For his part, DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said those considered APOR shall present to police authorities manning the QCPs any of the following: 1) IATF IDs issued by regulatory agencies; or 2) valid IDs or pertinent documentation issued by establishments allowed to operate under the current quarantine classification; 3) other proof or evidence that purpose of travel is allowed.
The following are considered APOR under the Omnibus Guidelines:
1. Health and emergency frontline services and uniformed personnel;
2. Government officials and employees on official travel;
3. Duly-authorized relief and humanitarian assistance actors;
4. Persons travelling for medical or humanitarian reasons;
5. Persons going to and from the airport;
6. Anyone crossing zones for work in permitted industries;
7. Public utility vehicle operators.
Malaya, meanwhile, reminded cops to allow the free movement of cargo/delivery vehicles across all quarantine control points because these are important to the economy.
The DILG earlier said that those found to be un-authorized person outside of residence (UPOR) will not be allowed to pass and will be asked to return to their homes.