#GCQ Guidelines

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) have set transport protocols and guidelines regarding road, aviation, maritime, and railway transport for the General Community Quarantine (GCQ). Safety precaution posters and other health guidelines shall be displayed at strategic places. Road All permitted PUVs, transport terminals, and operators must follow three essential components dictated in the protocol/guidelines - safety, capacity, and coverage/scope. Safety refers to guidelines that reduce contact, transmission, and spread of the virus through the mandatory use of face masks and gloves for drivers. The mode of PUV that will operate in each route in the GCQ areas will be guided by the number of passengers that will be transported. Private vehicle owners, PUV drivers, and operators, and private or public transport terminal operators who violate the guidelines will be sanctioned and penalized. Upon the resumption of operations, all rail lines will observe the March 14, 2020, DOTr Guidelines on Community Quarantine, as well as additional health and safety measures pursuant to IATF and DOH Guidelines. The Department of Transportation has released the guidelines for road public transport when the country shifts from Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) to General Community Quarantine (GCQ). Read more in our articles including "DOTr , IATF-EID set public transport guidelines under GCQ" and "DOTr releases guidelines for road public transport under GCQ".