How's inter-city travel during ECQ weekend? [Poll of the Week]

The National Capital Region (NCR) has been placed under the Enhanced Community Quarantine from August 6 to 20, 2021. This means that movement outside is once again limited to essential travel with several checkpoints within Metro Manila. The decision to put NCR under ECQ is to help curb the rising COVID-19 Delta variant cases, which is regarded as the “fastest and the fittest version of Corona virus” to date. 

Movement is limited to essential travel during ECQ [Photo: patrickroque01]

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has released several protocols that limit the movement of individuals to prevent the further spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant. One of the measures that are being implemented by the IATF is putting up several checkpoints in key locations in NCR. 

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) previously said that checkpoints are manned by the Joint Task Force COVID Shield, a team composed of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Coast Guard, and the Bureau of Fire Protection. 

Medical frontliners are part of APORs

Authorized Persons Outside of Residence (APOR) are the only individuals allowed to move around Metro Manila as per guidelines of the IATF. On the other hand, Consumer APORs can go outside to buy food, and other essential goods; provided that he/she has a quarantine pass. For the complete list of APORs as per IATF, click here.

Metro Manila also has longer curfew hours, from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. until August 20. The longer curfew hours were approved unanimously by the 17 Metro Manila mayors. The MMC clarified that individuals who are scheduled to be vaccinated during the ECQ period will be exempted from the curfew hours. The said individuals need to provide appropriate documentation to authorities to avoid confusion. 

Several checkpoints are put up to limit non-essential travel [Photo: patrickroque01]

According to a report by GMA News, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) has put up the following checkpoints in Metro Manila: 

Northern Police District Checkpoints 

• NLEX Harborlink, Karuhatan Exit
• NLEX Camachile, Caloocan City
• Alat Bridge, boundary of north Caloocan City, and San Jose del Monte in Bulacan
• Along Rizal Avenue extension corner 2nd Avenue, boundary of Caloocan City and Manila City
• In front of BPI along M. Lopez Street boundary of North Bay boulevard, Navotas and Manila City
• QCP along McArthur Highway, boundary of Malanday, Valenzuela City and Meycauayan, Bulacan
• F. Andaya Street, Barangay Wawang Pulo, Valenzuela City boundary to Obando, Bulacan
• Parianciallo Villa, Valenzuela City boundary to Obando, Bulacan
• Arkong Bato, boundary to Obando, Bulacan and Malabon
• Bagong Barrio Edsa, boundary of Caloocan City and Quezon City
• Along R10 Road, boundary of Navotas City and Manila City northbound

Eastern Police District Checkpoints

• Ortigas Avenue extension, Sta. Lucia
• Sumulong Highway corner Katipunan Access Road, Sto. Niño
• Eastbank Road, Soldiers Village, Barangay Sta. Lucia, Pasig City
• Armscor Avenue corner Sampaguita Street Fortune
• Lilac corner Olive Street, Concepcion Dos
• Sandoval Avenue corner Eusebio Avenue, Pinagbuhatan

Southern Police District Checkpoints

• Muntinlupa (Tunasan San Pedro boundary)
• Muntinlupa (Susana Heights, SLEX northbound)
• Las Piñas Daang Hari
• Las Piñas Marcos Alvarez
• Alabang Zapote
• Parañaque - Coastal Cavitex

Other Checkpoints

• Barangay 101 Radial Road 10 corner Bonifacio Street southbound
• Payatas Road, Barangay Payatas, Quezon City
• San Mateo, Batasan Hills
• Gubat sa Ciudad, boundary of Caloocan
• Shelterville Barangay 171, boundary of Caloocan
• Phase 9, boundary of Evergreen Village, Barangay Gaya-Gaya in Caloocan
• Bankers Village Gate 1, boundary of Caloocan
• Quirino Highway, boundary of Alat Bridge, boundary of Caloocan
• Pambuli Street Marcos Highway, San Roque, Marikina City
• Makabayan Street corner J.P. Rizal, Marikina City
• Boundary of Taguig, C6 and Taytay, Rizal Napindan Phase

So, how was your inter-city travel during the first weekend of ECQ? Let us know through this week’s poll. Visit Philikotse.com for more automotive news, and the latest traffic updates.