MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – As the National Capital Region (NCR) prepares for the strictest community quarantine beginning August 6, many citizens are turning to a new essential in the light of restrictions.
When Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) gets underway, indoor as well as al fresco dining will be prohibited, leaving Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APOR) to have to fend for themselves for their meals and snacks.
In the week before the ECQ, citizens have been buying portable alcohol dispensers and filling them up with vinegar and sili (chili), an essential dip/dressing for lumpia (egg roll) and other Filipino delicacies like okoy (shrimp fritters) and boneless bangus (milkfish.)
So to all APORs, beginning August 6, don’t leave home without it.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Before there were computer video games, there was the karera ng daga (mice race) where carnival goers bet on their favorite mouse in the hope of winning a prize of goods or money.
Well, mice racing has no place under the Philippine government’s Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ).
In its latest directive implementing restrictions to curb the further spread of Covid-19, the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases has banned all mice and social events.
It is a blow to ordinary Filipinos who depend on mice racing for their living and pleasure.
MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – GMA News is reporting that the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for Emerging Infectious Diseases has reinstated the ban on children 5 years old and above from leaving their homes.
The decision is a reversal of an earlier announcement to the contrary. So typical of IATF.
But the good news is that children 4 years old and below may now roam free since the IATF regulation did not mention them.
At the same time, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque clarified that in addition to children 5 years and above, adults who think and act like kids will also be covered by the home quarantine order.
That should ease road traffic, especially in the National Capital Region!
The Adobo Chronicles 
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