On May 20, 2020, Governor Presby Velasco issued Executive Order No. 28-2020 specifying the Guidelines on General Community Quarantine in Marinduque.
As stated in the said EO, on April 28, 2020, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) issued Resolution No. 29 placing certain provinces and cities either under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) or under General Community Quarantine (GCQ).
President Rodrigo R. Duterte issued Executive Order No. 112 (s.2020) on May 1, 2020 imposing ECQ in high risk geographic areas of the Philippines while imposing GCQ in the rest of the country from May 1 to 15, 2020 and adopting the Omnibus Guidelines to implement said order (Omnibus Guidelines dated May 1, 2020.
On April 30, 2020, the Regional Inter Agency Task Force for MIMAROPA approved the extension of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) on Marinduque until May 15, 2020. Executive Order No. 27-2020 was issued to implement the extension of the ECQ.Related issuances then came forth from concerned national government agencies:The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Interim Guidelines on Workplace Prevention and Control of COVID-19 for the private sector dated April 30, 2020. Said guidelines shall apply to all workplaces, employers and workers in the private sector.On May 4, 2020, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) issued Department Order No. 35 (s. 2020) on Construction Safety Guidelines for the Implementation of all DPWH Infrastructure Projects during the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis.The Department of Transportation (DOTr) issued the guidelines on the operation of public utility vehicles during the COVID-19 crisis effective May 1, 2020.The Department of Health (DOH) issued Department Memorandum No. 2020-0220 that provided interim guidelines on the return to work of employees.On April 27, 2020, DOH issued Administrative Order No. 2020-015 on Gidelines on the Riask-based Public Health Standards for COVID-19 Mitigation.Other departments and agencies have likewise issued their respective guidelines and circulars on measures against COVID-19.The IATF-MEID then issued Resolution Nos. 35 and 35-A placing Marinduque under GCQ beginning May 16 to 31, 2020.
Governor Velasco's order to implement and observe protocols pursuant to EO Nos. 35 and 35-A, as Omnibus Guidelines and the different guidelines issued by the concerned government departments:
