Galvez: Future lockdowns may be at barangay, instead of regional, level

The government may shift to implementing lockdowns at the barangay level instead of placing an entire region under community quarantine, chief implementer of the government’s coronavirus response Carlito Galvez announced Tuesday (May 19).

In a bid to protect the country’s “economic corridor,” Galvez said barangay-level lockdown may be declared depending on the number of coronavirus cases in the area.

“Ang ibig sabihin, paliitin na lang natin. Ang gagawin po natin is ‘yung barangay na mayroong cases, ‘yon po ang ila-lockdown natin para ma-preserve natin po ‘yung ating economic — ang economic ano po natin ,” said Galvez, also Presidential peace adviser. “For example, may isang compound na apat na pamilya ang affected, iyon po ang ila-lockdown po natin. At hindi po nating hahayaan sila na magkaroon ng infections doon sa mga economic corridor po natin. We have to preserve ‘yung economic corridor po natin ,” he said.

Only two places, namely Cebu City and Mandaue City, are under enhanced community quarantine until the end of the month to stem the spread of the coronavirus there.

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