The province of Bohol remains under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) medium risk, per announcement of presidential spokesperson Harry Roque.
To this effect, Bohol governor Arthur Yap issues Executive Order (EO) No. 38 that extended EO No. 33 placing the province under MGCQ from July 16 to 31, 2020.
Almost all of the protocols implemented in the new EO have been existing and largely unchanged, based on the directives of EO No. 38.
Despite the relaxed rules, the governor still prohibits certain non-essential businesses and activities aligned with the directives of the national Inter Agency Task Force (IATF), according to reports of the Capitol media.
As earlier reported by The Bohol Tribune on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, the new EO still prohibits the operation of nightclubs, karaoke bars, KTV, and nightclubs in the province.
The same EO, as earlier reported, still bans cockfighting, gambling and other forms of betting activities.
Furthermore, as mentioned in earlier reports, the province welcomes locally stranded individuals (LSIs), overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) , regional and national government officials to Bohol as long as there is prior coordination with the Bohol IATF prior to their arrival in the province for scheduled visits.
All violators of the community quarantine rules and the directives of previous EOs issued by the governor, shall be prosecuted under Provincial Ordinance No. 2020-007. The ordinance is crafted specifically to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the virus that causes Covid and to prevent the spread of other communicable diseases in Bohol, the EO says.
As it stands, the general curfew imposed on Bohol residents from 9 pm to 5 am stands. Senior citizens, aged 65 years old and over, are on 24-hour curfew, except on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. They can go out of their homes from 6 am to 6 pm.
Likewise, minors aged 18 years old and below are on 24-hour curfew except on Fridays and Saturdays. They are allowed to break their curfew from 6 am to 6 pm as long as they are accompanied with a parent or adult guardian who is not a person aged 65 years old or over.
The governor extends, through the new EO the following:
the ban on domestic and international air and sea travel to Bohol; the prohibition on mass gatherings; face-to-face classes in schools; mandatory wearing of face masks in public places, and observance of physical distancing.
Under the MGCQ, restaurants may have dine-in operations up to 50% of the venue’s seating capacity. This is also true in places of worship, where the faithful may occupy up to 50% of the seating capacity of the venue of religious worship/service.