ecq extension kinda expected

when did yours start?

@LadyDuck you started earlier and will finish earlier. can you remember the last time you crossed the border to italy?

@hereandthere We started the 5th of March. The next Monday some stores will be allowed to open, specifically the hardware stores and the garden centers.

is it strict there?

@hereandthere With the schedule of going to the market and the curfew, yes. They are quite strict. But when it comes to the quarantine pass, they just check the barangay. We only had one day per week to buy our food and other essential items but that was changed just a few days ago. We have a new sched and we will have two days per week now, and longer time to buy, 6 to 5 pm while before it's 7 to 3. With the quarantine pass, I said they were not that strict because what I brought with me was my mother's quarantine pass(she's a senior citizen so she's not allowed to go out, and when I was asking for my own, the barangay workers said they don't have signed quarantine passes because our barangay captain was also under quarantine because he's a PUI, WHOA). The first time I went to the market, they didn't check it. The next time, they just checked the barangay but not the name and ID. But I heard there were times when they also check IDs. But last Wednesday, I already asked for my own quarantine pass because our provincial government announced that they will no longer give warning to those who will violate. They will just arrest violators. I am afraid I will be arrested.

@brokenbee other mylotters from other places around and outside ncr have also said they have assigned marketing days. i'm glad we don't have that yet so we can still go any time, any day to the wet market and supermarket, but have to line up, wear masks and have our id.

i think it was the leaked memo from/about the military and moving the opening of classes to august that made me doubt it will end soon

@hereandthere That is another aide of the news that spread. It seems like the government is trying to covwr it up as fake news and did not admit to that leaked paper as an official one. There were also reports about the education department releasing of school calendar was said to be fake too since it was not written in the official logo of the department. Fake news is just so rampant these days.

@rsa101 i've always felt the sources are within their circle.

@hereandthere He did mention the guidelines - and said some things may differ depending on the province. His business may suffer as it is not "essential". Is transportation up and running regularly? Many people here rely on public transportation too - but I'm not sure what changes have been made.

@much2say in our area no because we're still under ecq (enhanced community quarantine). in areas changed to gcg (general community quarantine), public transportation will only be half-full.

they are now giving guidelines on how the general community quarantine will be like. my main concern is really transportation.

is it true your lockdown will last 6 months?

@JudyEv i don't think any government can sustain its citizens needs for that long

@hereandthere It could but I think everyone is hopeful that it won't take that long.

your community is serious about its obligations. i forget because i'm not the one with the qpass so i go out less often. however, i'm the one who answers the doorbell so i just make sure i maintain my distance and sanitize my hands before going back inside.

@almostoveryou we received the 4th wave, rice and sardines again, but with some corned beef this time.

@hereandthere do you still have some items delivered to your place?

here, many are eager to go to salons because it's summer so short hair will really help. i think each business will have to come up with a detailed plan from how customers are received, served and mode of payment

@hereandthere that's also my concern here, the informal settlers colonies in our Barangay are getting more and more restless, so homeowner subdivisions are closing down and guarding their private roads, people would be trapped inside their enclaves with no food, money and jobs.

it's easier for people like us, and i'm glad i live in an area where everything is walking distance. but for the majority, the daily wage earners (some not even daily) and those stuck at their worksite, in their dorms, etc it might send them over the edge.

we actually have a checkpoint now right here on our corner.

you are a bigger country with more people.

@hereandthere we are, and our government is being stupid about this

for those with allergies and respiratory conditions, it's a preventive measure

@hereandthere Yes, it really is.