Tight NCR Plus border control to start midnight of August 1 —DILG

The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Saturday directed the Joint Task Force COVID Shield to enforce quarantine control points along boundaries of the National Capital Region (NCR) Plus areas starting midnight.

According to the DILG, the move is aimed at making sure only Authorized Persons Outside of Residence (APOR) will be allowed to travel in and out the NCR Plus.

In compliance with IATF Resolution No. 130-A, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año ordered JTF COVID Shield Commander Police Lieutenant General Israel Dickson to activate on Saturday night all the Quarantine Control Points along the borders of NCR Plus in Cavite, Bulacan, Laguna, and Rizal.

Año said the Philippine National Police will only allow APORs to pass and will recognize the following:

• IATF IDs issued by regulatory agencies; and
• valid IDs or pertinent documentation issued by establishments allowed to operate under the current quarantine classification

Unauthorized persons outside of residence (UPOR) will meanwhile be asked to return to their homes.

Año said the  implementation is a move aimed at stopping the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.

Also, the DILG chief reminded police personnel to allow the free movement of cargo or delivery vehicles, especially those bringing food across all quarantine control points.

Metro Manila will be placed under the strictest enhanced community quarantine classification from August 6 to 20 in light of the threat posed by the Delta coronavirus variant, Malacañang announced on Friday. —LBG, GMA News