Public transport will be halted, business that had reopened will be shuttered again and government offices will be closed for the next two weeks beginning today, August 4, as Metro Manila returns to a stringent modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).
PANIC BUYING Residents scramble to buy food and other essentials at the Blumentritt Market in Manila on Aug. 3, 2020 prior to the reimposition of the MECQ in Metro Manila and nearby provinces on Aug. 4, 2020. PHOTO BY MICHELLE ALQUINTO