11th Day of Enhanced Community Quarantine

Yesterday I was able to go out to buy grocery items at a popular supermarket near our place. I arrived at the area using my motorcycle at 8:30 am and many people are lined up already. We were able to follow the 1 meter apart as part of the social distancing policy. As per the management, no one is allowed inside without wearing a face mask. I finally went inside the store exactly 9:00 am and finished my shopping at past 10 am.

Wearing my face mask and quarantine pass.

6th Day of Enhanced Community Quarantine

I went out this morning to buy a branded vitamin C in the market at a popular drugstore outside our subdivision, but unfortunately the salesclerk told me that any vitamin C are out of stock. Good to see that the popular drugstore practiced strict community quarantine. People are not allowed if you are not wearing a face mask. Upon entering the store, the guard will spray alcohol on your hands. Individuals are 1 meter apart and there is a mark on the floor you need to step in order to follow social distancing. The whole counter was covered with plastic and a small square which allows you to pay and transact with the salesclerk is a very nice idea to prevent spreading or contacting any virus. All drugstore staff are wearing face mask and gloves. My second itinerary is going to the supermarket which is nearer also to our place. Upon entering, I had noticed that some items are already out of stock especially alcohol, tissues, coffee, sugar, and bread. There are some racks that are empty. I felt eerie because whenever I went to this supermarket all racks are full of grocery items. I believe people went on panic buying at the start when the government announced the "enhance community quarantine" all over Luzon.

This popular drugstore practices strict compliance with regards to 

social distancing and hygiene

Empty racks at a popular supermarket

Tissues are out stock 

People are separated 1 meter away lining up to the cashier.

My groceries for the day

Enhanced Community Quarantine

COVID 19 virus made our world totally standstill. Since President Rodrigo Duterte announced that Metro Manila will be under "community quarantine", people began to panic. Panic buying of basic necessities such as food, and most especially alcohol and face mask. After two days of declaring that Metro Manila will be under community quarantine, the President declared the whole island of Luzon under the "enhanced community quarantine" until April 14, 2020, which means all people of Luzon must stay at home to avoid spreading and contacting the dreaded Coronavirus. Schools, offices (both private and public), restaurants, and malls are required to close. Individuals are to practice social distancing which means they must stay 6 feet away from other people, avoid large crowds and big events. Only essential people are allowed to work specifically the health workers, the AFP, PNP, MMDA, and the basic needs provider. Transportation are also on halt exemption to those who will transport health workers to hospitals, food delivery services, employees who are required on skeletal workforce (provided they bring their company ID, COE, and 1 government ID). MRT, LRT, and PNR operations are also on halt. On the first day of Metro Manila community enhancement, I was able to take pictures of the situation from the last day of my work going home.  

Splash Mountain Resort and Hotel

Last February 28 and 29, I was able to join my former officemates from Uptown in a simple night out and get together outside Manila. We stayed at Splash Mountain Resort and Hotel at Los Banos, Laguna. The get together was in connection to the arrival of Maribel who just came from Canada for her vacation. We enjoyed very much our stay from the hotel especially talking and sharing stories from each other during the night. Our food was never a problem because we decided to have a potluck bringing our snacks, dinner, and junk foods to eat. On our last day, we decided to eat at the restaurant of the hotel were food was very good and delicious. We ordered, pancit, lumpiang shanghai, and fried chicken which is absolutely Filipino cooked and yummy. There are some setbacks which we encountered, for example, the TV inside our room is not working. We called the attention of the hotel management 6 times but no technician came to check it out (as they promised). Of course, it would not be complete if we don't take pictures for souvenirs.