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Republic of the Philippines

City of Cebu
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. _089_


Series of 2020

“AN ORDER DECLARING A STATE OF MODIFIED GENERAL


COMMUNITY QUARANTINE (MGCQ) IN CEBU CITY AND
PROVIDING GUIDELINES THERETO”

WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, President Rodrigo R. Duterte, recognizing that


the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic constitutes a threat to national
security, declared a State of Calamity throughout the Philippines through Proclamation
No. 929;

WHEREAS, the Department of Health (DOH) has already reported a total of


56,473 total active cases and 3,520 deaths due to COVID-19, as well as 157,403 total
recoveries in the country as of August 30, 2020;

WHEREAS, there are 622 active cases, 8,343 recoveries and 649 deaths due to
the COVID-19 in Cebu City as of August 30, 2020;

WHEREAS, President Rodrigo R. Duterte has approved the recommendation of


the National Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious
Diseases (IATF-MEID) to place the City of Cebu under Modified General Community
Quarantine (MGCQ) for the whole month of September 2020;

WHEREAS, the IATF-MEID has issued an updated Omnibus Guidelines on the


Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines to harmonize and codify
existing policies to be applied to regions, provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays
under community quarantine;

WHEREAS, the City of Cebu adopts the IATF-MEID declaration in order to


continue opening up the economy while also maintaining minimum public health
standards. As such, there is a need to declare a State of Modified General Community
Quarantine in the City of Cebu;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, EDGARDO C. LABELLA, City Mayor of the City of


Cebu, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. DECLARATION OF MODIFIED GENERAL COMMUNITY


QUARANTINE (MGCQ). A State of Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ)
in the entire City of Cebu is hereby imposed from 12:01 A.M. of September 1, 2020
until 11:59 P.M. of September 30, 2020 or unless sooner lifted or withdrawn.

SECTION 2. MINIMUM PUBLIC HEALTH STANDARDS. Within the duration of


the Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) in the City of Cebu, all residents
are hereby directed to obey, follow and abide strictly to minimum public health

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standards. These include the wearing of face masks in all public places as well as face
shields in the workplace and in public transportation, including company shuttles at all
times; frequent handwashing and disinfection; good personal hygiene and coughing
etiquette; regular disinfection of personal and work spaces; and observance of strict
physical distancing. Further, the following policies and guidelines shall be strictly
observed for the duration of the MGCQ:

A. MANDATORY STAY-AT-HOME ORDER. All persons in the City of Cebu


during the effectivity of the MGCQ shall, at all times, stay at home and
movement outside their homes shall be allowed only for purposes of
accessing basic necessities and services and for work in permitted offices or
establishments as well as activities listed hereunder. Provided, that in
accessing basic necessities and services, they shall bring with them at all
times the Quarantine Pass duly issued by the Cebu City Government.

Any person below twenty-one (21) years old, those who are sixty (60) years
old and above, those with immunodeficiencies, comorbidities, or other health
risks, and pregnant women, including any person who resides with the
aforementioned, shall be required to remain in their residences at all times,
except when indispensable under the circumstances for obtaining essential
goods and services, or for work in industries and offices or such other
activities permitted under MGCQ.

The Stay-At-Home Order shall not apply to the following:

a. Medical practitioners, officers, hospital staff, nurses and health


volunteers for the purpose of rendering medical assistance and/or
service;
b. Emergency personnel;
c. All authorized national and local government officials and employees;
d. Drivers and personnel of delivery vehicles carrying all types of cargoes;
e. Accredited media personnel;
f. Farmers, fishermen, and agri-business personnel;
g. Persons who seek medical attention or who are already admitted in
any medical facility, provided that only one companion shall be
allowed;
h. Employees of exempted establishments as provided under Section 2-C
hereof; and
i. Such other persons as may be authorized by the Mayor or his duly
authorized representative.

Law enforcement agencies, for this purpose, shall recognize any of the
following IDs:

i. IATF IDs issued by the regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over


permitted establishments or persons;
ii. bona fide IDs and certificates of employment issued by establishments
exempted from the mandatory stay-at-home order;
iii. Quarantine Pass issued by the City of Cebu; or

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iv. Integrated Bar of the Philippines ID for lawyers who will provide legal
representation necessary to protect rights of persons under custodial
investigation to bail, and to counsel during inquest proceedings.

No other IDs or passes specifically exempting persons from community


quarantine shall be required of workers of permitted establishments and/or
offices without prejudice to requiring the presentation of other documents
establishing the nature of their work.

Indoor and outdoor non-contact sports and other forms of exercise such as,
but not limited to, walking, jogging, running, biking, golf, swimming, tennis,
badminton, equestrian, range shooting, and skateboarding are allowed.
Provided, that minimum public health standards such as the wearing of
masks and the maintenance of social distancing protocols, and no sharing of
equipment where applicable, are observed. Spectators in all non-contact
sports and exercises shall be prohibited.

B. NON-DISRUPTION OF GOVERNMENT WORK. Work in all government


offices may be at full operational capacity or under such alternative work
arrangements as agencies may deem proper in accordance with the relevant
rules and regulations issued by the Civil Service Commission (CSC).
Alternative work arrangements may be given to persons who are sixty (60)
years old and above, those with immunodeficiency, comorbidities, or other
health risks, and pregnant women.

Accredited diplomatic missions and international organizations may resume


full operations.

C. ALLOWED BUSINESSES. Industries or sectors are allowed to operate


provided that they comply with the minimum public health standards and
safety protocols at all times. Provided further, that they abide by the latest
and relevant guidelines issued by the IATF, Department of Trade and
Industry (DTI), Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), Department of
Health (DOH), and other industry-specific guidelines as set by relevant
regulatory agencies for the industry.

1. The following establishments may operate at full operating


capacity:

CATEGORY I INDUSTRIES
i. Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries;
ii. Manufacturing of essential goods:
 Food and beverages (only non-alcoholic drinks);
 Essential and hygiene products (e.g. soap, detergents,
shampoo and conditioners, diapers, feminine hygiene
products, toilet papers, wet wipes, disinfectants);
 Medicines and vitamins;

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 Medical products (e.g. PPE, masks, gloves, others,


medical supplies, devices and equipment, including
suppliers of input, packaging and distribution); and
 Pet food, feeds, and fertilizer.
iii. Essential retail (e.g. groceries, markets, convenience stores,
drug stores), with maximum operating hours up to 10 P.M.;
iv. Food preparation insofar as take-out and delivery services (with
maximum operating hours up to 10 P.M.);
v. Water-refilling stations;
vi. Laundry services (including self-service);
vii. Public and private hospitals;
viii. Health, emergency and frontline services (e.g. dialysis centers,
chemotherapy centers and the like);
ix. Other medical, dental, rehabilitation and optometry clinics, non-
aesthetic dermatological clinics, EENT (Provided, there is strict
observance of infection prevention and control protocols.
Provided further, that dental procedures shall be limited to
emergency cases only and that the wearing of PPE by dentists
and attendants shall be mandatory. Home service therapy for
PWD shall be allowed);
x. Logistics service providers (e.g. cargo handling, warehousing,
trucking, freight forwarding, and shipping line), with maximum
operating hours allowed up to 1 A.M.;
xi. Delivery and courier services, whether in-house or outsourced,
transporting food, medicine, or other essential goods, including
clothing, accessories, hardware, house wares, school and office
supplies, as well as pet food and other veterinary products, with
maximum operating hours allowed up to 1 A.M.;
xii. Water supply and sanitation services and facilities, including
waste disposal services, as well as property management and
building utility services;
xiii. Establishments engaged in repair and maintenance of
machinery and equipment, including those engaged in the
repair of computers and household fixtures and equipment;
xiv. Telecommunications companies (e.g. ISPs, cable providers,
telco 3rd party contractors);
xv. Energy and power companies (including 3rd party contractors
across transmission, distribution, maintenance, retail,
exploration, operations, trading, and delivery of raw materials,
and including refineries and depots);
xvi. Gasoline stations;
xvii. Airline and aircraft maintenance, pilots and crew, and
employees of aviation schools for purposes of the pilot’s
recurrent training for flight proficiency and type rating using
simulator facilities; and ship captains and crew, including
shipyard operations and repair;
xviii. Public and private construction projects that are essential (i.e.
quarantine and isolation facilities, facilities for the health sector,
facilities for construction personnel who perform emergency

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works, flood control, and other disaster risk reduction and


rehabilitation works, sewerage products, water service facilities
projects, and digital works, health facilities). Priority public and
private construction projects, defined as those that refer to food
production, agriculture, fishery, fishport development, energy,
housing, communication, water utilities, manufacturing, and
BPO, subject to guidelines issued by the DPWH);
xix. Manufacturing companies and suppliers of equipment or
products necessary to perform construction works, such as
cement and steel;
xx. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and export-oriented
companies, including mining and quarrying;
xxi. Printing presses authorized by the BIR or other appropriate
agencies to print official receipts and other accountable forms;
and
xxii. Media establishments;

CATEGORY II INDUSTRIES:
i. Other manufacturing:
i. Beverages (e.g. alcoholic drinks);
ii. Electrical machinery;
iii. Wood products, furniture;
iv. Non-metallic products;
v. Textiles/wearing apparels;
vi. Tobacco products;
vii. Paper and paper products;
viii. Rubber and plastic products;
ix. Coke and refined petroleum products;
x. Other non-metallic mineral products;
xi. Computer, electronic and optical products;
xii. Electrical equipment;
xiii. Machinery and equipment;
xiv. Motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers;
xv. Other transport equipment;
xvi. Others.
ii. Mining and quarrying;
iii. Electronic commerce companies;
iv. Postal, courier and delivery services for articles or products
other than food, medicine, or other essential goods, including
clothing, accessories, hardware, house wares, school and office
supplies, as well as pet food and other veterinary products, with
maximum operating hours allowed up to 10 P.M.;
v. Real estate activities (including parking space leasing
companies);
vi. Housing service activities, such as but not limited to plumbing,
roofing, and electrical works;
vii. Office Administrative and Office Support (such as photocopying,
billing, and record keeping service);
viii. Veterinary activities;

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ix. Security and investigation activities; and


x. Funeral and embalming services;

CATEGORY III INDUSTRIES:


i. Banks, money transfer services, pawnshops, microfinance
institutions, and credit cooperatives;
ii. Capital markets (e.g. BSP, SEC, PDEC, PDTC, etc.);
iii. Other financial services (e.g. money exchange, insurance,
reinsurance, lending companies, and non-compulsory pension
funding);
iv. Legal and accounting;
v. Management consultancy activities;
vi. Architecture and engineering activities; technical testing and
analysis;
vii. Scientific and research development;
viii. Advertising and market research;
ix. Computer programming (e.g. writing, modifying, testing, and
supporting software, planning and designing computer
systems), information service activities (e.g. data processing
and hosting activities) and other related activities;
x. Publishing and printing services (e.g. printing of newspapers,
magazines, and other periodicals, books, brochures,
manuscripts, posters, maps, atlases, advertising catalogues,
prospectuses, etc., printing directly onto textiles, plastic, glass,
metal, wood, and ceramics);
xi. Film, music, and TV production;
xii. Rental and leasing activities, other than real estate (e.g. vehicle
rental, equipment rental for permitted sectors);
xiii. Employment activities that involve recruitment and placement
for permitted sectors;
xiv. Recruitment and placement agencies for overseas employment;
xv. Other services (e.g. photography services, fashion, industrial,
graphic, and interior design);
xvi. Wholesale and retail trade of motor vehicles, motorcycles, and
bicycles, including their parts and components;
xvii. Repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles, and bicycles (including
vulcanizing shops, battery repair shops, auto repair shops, car
wash);
xviii. Malls and commercial centers (non-leisure only), subject to
guidelines issued by DTI (with maximum operating hours up to
10 P.M.);
i. Non-leisure wholesale and retail establishments, mall-based or
otherwise, with maximum operating hours up to 10 P.M., such
as:
 Mall-based government frontline services;
 Hardware stores;
 Clothing and accessories;
 Bookstores and school and office supplies stores;
 Baby or infant care supplies stores;

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 Pet shops, pet food and pet care supplies;


 IT, communications, and electronic equipment;
 Flower, jewelry, novelty, antique, perfume shops;
 Toy store (playgrounds and amusement area close);
 Music stores;
 Art galleries (selling only); and
 Firearms and ammunition trading establishment
(subject to strict regulation of the PNP-Firearms and
Explosives Office); and
xix. All other public and private construction projects, subject to
strict compliance to the issued construction safety guidelines for
the implementation of infrastructure projects during the COVID-
19 pandemic by the DPWH.

2. The following establishments may operate at a maximum of


seventy five percent (75%) only:

CATEGORY III INDUSTRIES:


i. Dining or restaurants (with maximum operating hours up to 10
P.M.); and
ii. Barbershops and salons.

3. The following establishments may operate at a maximum of


fifty percent (50%) only:

CATEGORY II INDUSTRIES:
i. Hotels and other accommodation establishments (only those
accredited as provided by law and relevant DOT and DILG
issuances may operate, and only upon issuance of a Certificate
of Authority to operate by the DOT).

CATEGORY III INDUSTRIES:


i. All other establishments offering personal care and aesthetic
procedures and services;
ii. Gyms and fitness studios;
iii. Sports facilities: limited to non-contact sports and other forms
of exercise such as walking, jogging, running, biking, golf,
swimming, tennis, badminton, equestrian, range shooting, and
skateboarding (outdoor and indoor setting allowed);
iv. Testing and tutorial centers;
v. Review centers;
vi. Internet cafes (only for work or educational purposes); and
vii. Pet grooming services

CATEGORY IV INDUSTRIES:
i. Language, driving, dance/acting/voice schools;
ii. Libraries, archives, museums, and cultural centers;

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iii. Tourist destinations (e.g. water parks, beaches, resorts);


iv. Travel agencies, tour operators, reservation service and related
activities;
v. Full-body massage;
vi. Tattoo and body piercing; and
vii. Live events (subject to DOT guidelines on meetings, incentives,
conventions, exhibitions, and business events);

D. SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS FOR BUSINESSES. Businesses allowed to


operate only upon the MGCQ declaration, and those whose operational
capacity has been augmented in the MGCQ Period, shall fill out a Business
Monitoring Form (BMF) and submit the following documents:
i. Employee Information;
ii. Statement of Management Responsibility for Maintaining
Workplace Health Standards; and
iii. Workplace Health Contingency Plan

The BMF, as well as sample forms can be downloaded, filled out, and
submitted online via: https://sites.google.com/view/bplocebucity.

Businesses which have already submitted the foregoing documents prior to


the MGCQ Period are no longer required to resubmit the same as long as
there are no changes in their operational capacity.

A Special Permit to Operate is not required for businesses to operate during


the MGCQ Period. The filling out of the BMF and submission of the necessary
documents shall be enough for their resumption or continued operation.

Further, non-submission of the monitoring form and necessary documents, as


well as fraudulent or inaccurate declarations, and non-compliance of the
Work Health Contingency Plan and the minimum health standards as may be
established by concerned and appropriate agencies such as the Department
of Health, Department of Labor and Employment, and Department of Trade
and Industry shall be grounds for suspension and/or revocation of their
business permits.

E. MONITORING OF EMPLOYEES IN ALLOWED BUSINESSES. The private


sector is encouraged to adopt stricter health standards concerning their own
operations. The Health Infection and Prevention Control Officer (HIPCO) shall
be the point person to implement such health standards as well as proper
contact tracing protocols.

In addition, as part of monitoring, employers must screen their


employees/workers for influenza-like symptoms and those that have relevant
history of travel or exposure, such as those coming from areas that have high
COVID-19 cases, to prevent possible infection.

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Duly authorized Joint Inspection Teams of the City shall, at any reasonable
date and time, be allowed to enter company premises to conduct random
COVID-19 testing of employees. The random testing shall neither be
chargeable to the employer, nor the employee.

F. CONTAINMENT AND DISINFECTION PROTOCOLS. For safety reasons,


in the unfortunate event that an employee is found positive for COVID-19,
the business establishment shall immediately suspend operations in the
specific office, area, or site where the COVID-19 positive employee was
assigned. Such suspension shall not be lifted until containment and
disinfection protocols are fully implemented.

Containment protocols shall include testing and isolating of all employees that
have been exposed to the COVID-19 positive employee at the expense of the
employer.

Within 24 hours from suspension and implementation of containment and


disinfection protocols, the business establishment shall submit a report to the
City Health Department (CHD) and the Business Permit and Licensing Office
(BPLO) detailing the measures undertaken and the plan of action the
business shall adopt in addressing the case. The report shall be e-mailed to
covidreport.chd@gmail.com.

Should there be serious lapses in the containment measures and the


reporting requirement, and should the CHD and BPLO deem it proper in the
interest of public safety, the suspension of the operations of the office, area,
or site involved in the imposition of stricter containment measures may be
ordered for not more than fourteen (14) days.

G. PROHIBITED ESTABLISHMENTS AND OPERATIONS. The following


industries shall not be allowed to operate within Cebu City during the MGCQ
Period:

NEGATIVE LIST ACTIVITIES:


i. Holding of traditional cockfighting and operation of cockpits;
ii. Beerhouses and similar establishments whose primary business is
serving of alcoholic drinks (e.g. nightclubs);
iii. Kid amusement industries (e.g. playrooms, rides);
iv. Entertainment industries (e.g. traditional cinemas, theaters, etc.); and
v. Concerts and concert halls.

H. LIMITATION ON MASS GATHERINGS. Mass gatherings such as but not


limited to sporting events, religious services, and work conferences shall be
allowed provided that participants shall be limited to fifty percent (50%) of
the seating or venue capacity. Further, activities and gatherings related to
fiestas and festivals are hereby prohibited within the MGCQ Period.

I. TRANSPORTATION. The road, rail, maritime, and aviation sectors of public


transportation shall be allowed to operate at the capacity in accordance with

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guidelines issued by the Department of Transportation (DOTr). Provided, that


in all public transports, a strict one (1) meter distance between passengers
shall be observed and appropriate engineering controls shall be in place.

Private transportation shall be allowed subject to the guidelines provided by


the DOTr.

J. SHIP OPERATIONS AND INTER-ISLAND TRAVEL. Operations of


passenger ships shall be allowed pursuant to the IATF Omnibus Guidelines on
the Implementation of Community Quarantine and guidelines and issuances
by the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA).

By virtue thereof, all shipping companies, ship operators, ship charterers and
all concerned may operate and travel to and from areas under MGCQ. In no
case shall travel to any port under ECQ be allowed. The same are also
directed to observe at all times, whether on shore or onboard, strict social
distancing of at least one (1) meter distance between any two persons at any
given point of time.

The following general guidelines shall be adopted:


i. Shipping companies, as soon as possible, devise an online scheme
where passengers can procure and pay ticket;
ii. Cleanliness of ships, buildings and on-shore premises shall at all
times be maintained;
iii. Companies are required to employ one health or medical health
worker on-board and one on-shore who will supervise the checking
and monitoring of body temperature of passengers, employees and
crew;
iv. Health or medical workers of companies shall establish a
communication line with proper health authorities for the reporting
and coordination of suspected COVID-19 cases;
v. Isolation areas shall be provided on-shore and on-board where
COVID-19 suspects shall be brought, monitored and medically
attended; and
vi. Mass gatherings on-board and on-shore shall be prohibited;

Provided further, the following on-shore guidelines shall be adopted:


i. Companies shall observe social distancing by installing visible social
distancing marks outside and inside the terminal such as, but not
limited to, queuing, ticketing, waiting and boarding areas;
ii. Handwashing/lavatory areas with sufficient water, soap, alcohol or
disinfectant shall be provided at the main entrances of the premises
and at strategic parts of the building for free use by passengers and
employees;
iii. Disinfecting footbath shall likewise be provided in all entry and exit
access points of the premises and building;
iv. Companies shall ensure that the number of persons accommodated
inside the terminal and within the premises shall only be enough for
everyone to practice social distancing;

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v. Wearing of masks is mandatory for all passengers and employees at


all times and in all areas;
vi. Checking of body temperature is mandatory before passengers and
employees are allowed entry into the premises and the building; and
vii. Persons inside cars entering the port premises shall also be subjected
to mandatory body temperature checking and passing through
disinfecting footbath.

Provided finally, that the following on-board guidelines shall be observed:


i. Ships shall only be allowed to carry 50% of its regular on-board
capacity. Provided that passengers shall at all times during the
voyage, maintain one (1) meter distance apart. This one-meter
distance shall also apply to crew on board. To emphasize social
distancing on-board, visible markings shall be drawn where
passengers and crew sit, gather and converge;
ii. Checking of body temperature is mandatory before passengers and
crew are allowed to go on board;
iii. Handwashing/lavatory areas with sufficient water, soap, alcohol or
disinfectant shall be provided at the main entrance of the ship and at
all strategic locations inside the ship for free use by the passengers
and crew;
iv. Disinfecting footbath shall likewise be provided in all entry and exit
access onboard for passengers and crew and a disinfecting matting
on the ramp for rolling cargoes; and
v. Wearing of masks is mandatory for all passengers and crew at all
times during the voyage.

K. INTERZONAL AND INTRAZONAL MOVEMENT. The following guidelines


for interzonal and intrazonal movement shall be adopted:

1. The movement of all types of cargoes by land, air or sea within and across
the City of Cebu shall be unhampered. Workers in the logistics sector,
such as cargo, trucking, courier delivery and port operations shall likewise
be allowed to transit. Provided that only a maximum of five (5) personnel
may operate cargo and delivery vehicles by land, with or without load.

2. The movement of the following persons within Cebu City shall be


permitted:

a. Health and emergency frontline services personnel;


b. Government officials and government frontline personnel;
c. Duly-authorized humanitarian assistance actors (HAAs);
d. Persons traveling for medical or humanitarian reasons;
e. Persons going to the airport for travel abroad;
f. Returning or repatriated OFWs and other Overseas Filipinos
(OFs) returning to their places of residence;

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g. Other persons transported through the efforts of the national


government upon observance of the necessary quarantine
protocols and with the concurrence of the receiving LGUs; and
h. Anyone crossing zones for work permitted in the zone of
destination and going back home.

Authorized shuttle vehicle services shall be allowed to travel within and


across areas placed under any form of community quarantine, with
priority given to persons rendering health and emergency frontline
services.

Land, air or sea travel by uniformed personnel, government officials and


employees for official business with the corresponding travel authority and
authorized HAAs, especially those transporting medical supplies and
laboratory specimens related to COVID-19 and other relief and
humanitarian assistance, shall be allowed.

OFWs, students enrolled abroad and participants accepted in exchange


visitor programs, permanent residents of foreign jurisdictions, and
stranded foreign nationals, or those leaving for medical and other
humanitarian reasons may leave for abroad through any of the airports or
seaports in the country. Provided that this provision shall not be
interpreted to allow outbound travel by Filipinos to countries where travel
restrictions are in place. Provided further, that departing passengers may
be accompanied by not more than one (1) person when traveling to any
international port, who shall be allowed to return to his/her point of origin.

Repatriated OFWs or returning non-OFWs who have been issued a


Department of Health (DOH) or City Health Office certificate of completion
of fourteen (14) day facility-based quarantine, those who may be required
to undergo a mandatory fourteen (14) day home quarantine or those who
are issued with travel authority upon testing negative for COVID-19
whichever is earlier, shall be granted unhampered transit across zones en
route to their final destination in the Philippines.

L. LIQUOR BAN. A total liquor ban in all public places is hereby imposed within
the City of Cebu upon the effectivity of this Order. As such, it shall be
prohibited for any person to serve and/or drink intoxicating liquor in any
public place within the City of Cebu during the entire MGCQ Period.

M. MANDATORY WEARING OF FACE MASKS IN PUBLIC PLACES. All


persons within the territorial jurisdiction of Cebu City are directed to wear the
prescribed face masks at all times as provided under Executive Order No.
066, Series of 2020.

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N. CARBON PUBLIC MARKET COMPLEX SCHEDULE. The following schedule


of admission of shoppers inside the Carbon Public Market Complex shall be
based on the first letter of the family name of the shopper as follows:

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY


A B C D E F
G H I J K L
M N O P Q R
S T U V W X
Y Z

The Carbon Public Market Complex shall be open to shoppers from 6 A.M.
until 5 P.M. only. During this period, no vehicles shall be allowed entry into
the Complex.

There shall be a designated delivery schedule of cargoes and supplies as


determined by the Markets Operations Division (MOD), during which, trucks
and vehicles may be allowed to enter. Authorized wholesalers, purchasers,
and kumpradors shall be allowed entry within these schedules.

The Carbon Public Market Complex shall be closed to shoppers every


Sundays. This day shall be dedicated for thorough cleansing and disinfecting
activities to be done by the Markets Operations Division (MOD) as well as the
individual vendors / sellers / concessionaires in their respective stalls or
areas.

O. MANDATORY COVID-19 TESTING FOR PERSONS DEPRIVED OF


LIBERTY (PDL) AND CHILDREN IN CONFLICT WITH THE LAW
(CICL). The requirement for persons deprived of liberty (PDL) and children in
conflict with the law (CICL) to undergo COVID-19 testing before admission
into or release from the Cebu City Jail and the Cebu City Operation Second
Chance Center, as provided under Executive Order Nos. 071 and 074, Series
of 2020, respectively, shall continue to be in effect within the MGCQ Period.

P. CURFEW. A curfew is hereby imposed within the duration of the MGCQ


Period and will start from 10:00 P.M. until 5:00 A.M. the following day. This
shall apply to all persons and business establishments authorized to operate
during the MGCQ Period. However, authorized persons outside of residence
(APORs), those working in BPOs and other industries allowed to operate
beyond the curfew hours, health workers, and government agencies
providing frontline and emergency services are hereby exempted.

Q. QUARANTINE PASS GUIDELINES. Quarantine Passes (QPass) duly issued


by the City Government shall be presented by household members who wish
to go out of their homes to access basic necessities and services. Authorized
Persons Outside Residence (APORs) under the IATF-MEID guidelines as well
as issuances by the Philippine National Police (PNP) are exempted from this
requirement.

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City of Cebu
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

The QPass shall only be allowed from 5:00 A.M. until 10:00 P.M. Further,
QPass holders shall adhere to the following schedule:

Mondays
Wednesdays
QPasses with codes that end with ODD
Fridays
numbers (1, 3, 5, 7, and 9)
Sundays
(5:01 A.M. to 1 P.M. ONLY)
Tuesdays
Thursdays
QPasses with codes that end with EVEN
Saturdays
numbers and ZERO (2, 4, 6, 8, and 0)
Sundays
(1:01 P.M. to 9 P.M. ONLY)

SECTION 3. ENFORCEMENT. The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and


the Philippine National Police (PNP) are hereby directed to implement the full extent of
this Executive Order.

Barangays officials and other force multipliers are likewise mandated to


implement the full extent of this Order. Each barangay shall immediately establish
checkpoints in strategic areas within in their respective areas of jurisdictions, in close
coordination with law enforcement agencies.

Further, the Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO), Prevention Restoration
Order Beautification and Enhancement (PROBE) Team, Cebu City Transportation Office
(CCTO), Markets Operations Division (MOD), Department of Health (DOH), City Health
Department (CHD), Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC), and Bureau of Jail
Management and Penology (BJMP) are also mandated to implement the provisions of
this Order which fall under their respective jurisdictions.

SECTION 4. COVID-19 BEDS CENSUS. To strictly monitor the critical utilization


rate, all public and private hospitals within the City shall submit a daily census of
occupancy documenting the following: (1) total regular bed capacity, (2) expanded
COVID-19 bed capacity, (3) ICU bed capacity, and (4) dedicated COVID-19 ICU bed
capacity. Further, daily census of in-patients and in emergency room patients
specifically including their names, addresses, and contact details shall also be required.

Level II Quarantine Facilities, including the Cebu City Quarantine Center, the
Bayanihan Cebu Sacred Heart School Field Center and the IEC Field Center, the NOAH
Complex, and Barangay Isolation Centers established throughout the City of Cebu shall
likewise submit a daily census of their actual occupancies.

The daily report shall be forwarded to the following email addresses:


edclabella@gmail.com and ccgcommandcenter@cebucity.gov.ph.

SECTION 5. PENALTIES. Violation of any provision of this Order and other


earlier Executive Orders issued in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic shall be subject to
penalties pursuant to existing national laws and local ordinances.

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Republic of the Philippines
City of Cebu
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

SECTION 6. INCORPORATION CLAUSE. All laws, legal orders, rules and


regulations that have been issued and/or will be issued by the duly constituted
authorities of the Republic of the Philippines, particularly the IATF-MEID, pertaining to
public health and COVID-19 are hereby incorporated herein and made integral parts
hereof. In case of conflict, such laws, legal orders, rules and regulations shall take
precedence over the provisions of this Executive Order.

SECTION 7. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. Should any provision of this Executive


Order be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction as invalid or unconstitutional, the
remaining provisions not otherwise adversely affected thereby shall remain in full force
and effect.

SECTION 8. REPEALING CLAUSE. Any and all executive orders, issuances,


rules and regulations, memoranda of the City of Cebu or any part thereof which are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive Order are hereby repealed, amended
or modified accordingly.

SECTION 9. EFFECTIVITY. This Executive Order shall take effect immediately


upon signing hereof and shall remain effective until revoked

Done in the City of Cebu, this _31st_ day of _August_ in the year 2020.

EDGARDO C. LABELLA
Mayor

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