JEAN CAITLIN A.
SANOY
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timeline
COVID-19
01
JAN-FEB 2020
A Chinese couple arrived in Manila on January
21 of last year. Both tested positive for COVID-
19, making them the first and second cases in
the country. The second case involved a 44-
year-old Chinese guy who died on February 1.
03
APRIL 2020
Coronavirus cases in the Philippines go beyond 3,000
as deaths rise to 136.
The government on April 3 decided to make it
mandatory to wear masks in public areas, especially in
Luzon which was placed under a month-long
lockdown.
President Duterte extends ECQ in Luzon until April 30,
2020.
April 15, 2020- Department of Education (DepEd)
postpones graduation, moving up and recognition
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ceremonies indefinitely.
05
JUNE 2020
from June 16 to June 30, the president
approved the suggestion to keep Metro
Manila under GCQ and changed the
quarantine status of Cebu City to ECQ.
02
MARCH 2020
President Duterte placed Metro Manila under a
30-day community quarantine or “lockdown” on
March 12
Following the significant rise of the coronavirus cases,
President Duterte placed the entire island of Luzon
under ECQ until April 12, last year.
March 14, 2020- Malacañang releases guidelines on
social distancing.
The President on March 25 also signed the Bayanihan
to Heal as One Act, a measure granting him special
powers as the country was plunged into a health crisis
due to COVID-19
04
MAY 2020
Confirmed cases of coronavirus infection exceed
11,000. Death toll rises to 726 while recoveries
increase to 1,999. Action
IATF places Metro Manila, Cebu City and Laguna
province under modified enhanced community
quarantine (MECQ) for the period May 16 to May 31.
May 14, 2020- Online college courses may now be
held while flexible learning options may be
introduced in August and face-to-face classes may
be held in September 2020.
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JULY 2020
On July 1, Malacañang said that Metro Manila
had maintained its GCQ status after the
government noted substantial compliance to
protocols in slowing down the doubling rate of
COVID-19 cases.
08
SEP-OCT 2020
Despite the ongoing decrease in confirmed cases, an
expert from the OCTA Research Team monitoring the
COVID-19 epidemic in the Philippines warned in mid-
September that Metro Manila was not yet ready to
transition to the most permissive community
quarantine.
It was also announced by the end of the month that
NCR would remain under GCQ until Oct. 31.
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10 2021
MARCH 2021
According to IATF Resolution No. 104 issued
on March 21, the country received 1.4 million
CoronaVac vaccines from Sinovac Biotech, a
Chinese pharmaceutical business, between
March 23 and 24. 10
11
NOVEMBER 2021
As of Nov. 2, the Philippines registered 2,303 new
COVID-19 cases, the lowest single-day new
infection rate in eight months.
In a bid to assist revitalize the country's economy,
Metro Manila mayors decided to lift the curfew
hours in the National Capital Region on Nov. 4, for
the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak.
07
AUGUST 2020
On Aug. 5, the Department of Health (DOH) reported
3,462 new cases of COVID-19 within the country.
According to the DOH, the total number of illnesses in
the country at that time rose to 115,980, with 47,587
active cases.
09
DECEMBER 2020
As the threat of COVID-19 grows, Metro Manila
mayors entirely voted on Dec. 3 to prohibit children
from leaving their homes, including going to malls.
On Dec. 29, the government has expanded its travel
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coronavirus variant.
09
MAY-AUG 2021
IATF has mandated that all travelers, regardless of
vaccination status, be quarantined for 14 days upon
their arrival. On the seventh day after their arrival,
these passengers must be checked for coronavirus.
The updated protocols were included in IATF
Resolution No. 114, which was released on May 6.
President Duterte ordered a small lifting of
quarantine regulations in NCR and the province of
Bulacan on June 14, as the two areas were shifted
to GCQ with "some restrictions" from June 16 to 30,
2021.
The IATF approved placing Metro Manila and
Laguna under MECQ from Aug. 21 to 31.
12
DECEMBER 2021
As of 5 December 2021, a total of 2,834,775 COVID-
19 cases and 49,386 (1.7%) COVID-19 related deaths
had been recorded in Philippines since the beginning
of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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AUG-SEP 2022 14
OCT 2-9 2022
Decreasing trend has been followed by an
increase (19 - 25 September 2022), then
There were 14,333 new cases (12.8
another two weeks of decrease (26 cases per 100,000 population ) reported
September - 9 October 2022) that is 10.4%

After the 2 years of lockdown, in August 2022 2 October 2022: 15,998 new cases (14.3
classes returned. cases per 100,000 population

15
NOVEMBER 2022 DECEMBER 2020
Public elementary and high schools
returned to the traditional five days of
face-to-face classes

MAY 2020
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SOURCES:
https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/local-news/timeline-covid-19-in-the-philippines
https://mb.com.ph/2021/11/09/covid-19-response-a-timeline-of-community-quarantine-lockdowns-
alert-levels/
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1406004/timeline-one-year-of-covid-19-in-the-philippines
https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/philippines-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-situation-report-
112-10-october-2022
https://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/philippines-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-situation-report-91-
6-december-2021