Child playing on the street, Imus
From the Enhanced Community Quarantine, the Philippines are now under a more relaxed GCQ or General Community Quarantine. Although it's not because it is already safe for everybody, but because the government gives priority to businesses and the economy. the numbers are still at its height especially in the largest island of Luzon where the capital Manila and Cavite are in.
Generally, this level states that people can now go outside of their houses and go places as long as you have your passes, no matter the reason. Different cities in Cavite have their own guidelines and protocols on who and how are people being controlled in this greatly relaxed version of the lockdown. If before, only one person per household is allowed, now, as long as you have a company ID, you can now go outside the house and show your ID only if you are asked to. But if not, you can just go outside and do whatever, worse, without social distancing being checked anymore.
People kept saying how the second wave is about to be at hand soon here in the Philippines, but what they fail to realize is that we are still in the first wave, it was never safer, we are still at its peak of the first. Please pray for Cavite, and for the Philippines.
Photo above special thanks to my friend Zarah from her home Imus. I very much appreciate my friends' help in being this blog's correspondents in times of this virus.
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Esperemos que esto pase pronto y volvamos a la normalidad de nuestras vidas. La foto es muy bonita, enhorabuena Stevenson. Un abrazo desde España.
ReplyDeleteMuchas gracias mi amigo Germán! Espero que todos podamos volver a la normal.
DeleteUn grande abrazo desde Filipinas mi amigo!
Prayers for you ~ Cavite and the Philippines ~ Sweet photo of that little girl ~
ReplyDeleteWe are in phase one starting today ~ Churches and Construction sites can open ~ that is it ~
Be Well, Be Safe,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Carol having churches open is a very big thing, I'm happy to hear that one so much! Thank you so much for the prayers Carol, I really appreciate it.
Delete...it sounds like things are as mixed up there as they are here.
ReplyDeleteYou said it my friend! All I can do is shake my head... Stay Safe Tom!
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ReplyDeleteThat is different, that you need id to go outside. Hubby and I love taking our nature walks. Today we did not see anyone else out walking the trail in our forest. Love the cute kiddie, adorable photo. Take care and stay safe. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!
Nature walks are the best Eileen especially that the weather seems to be getting better and warmer there. Thank you so much and have a great week!
DeleteThoughts and prayers for you all. Nice image of the little child. The people must feel a little bit happier being outside. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteThank you my friend Bill for your prayers and thought, we really need that in this moment when we can;t seem to do anything anymore. But you are right, people do seem to be happier :)
DeleteI hope very soon that the children will play safely on the street, that the grandmother's and grandfather's will receive a vaccine and no longer fear for their lives and that the life will become normal! Let's pray together! 🙏🏻
ReplyDeletePeace with you! ✌
With all my heart, I am with you on your prayer dear Ella! Especially to our grandparents who are very much prone to this virus and it breaks my heart to think of it. Peace be with you dear Ella! (Hope we can also go to church again soon here)
DeleteA few restaurants are open here, but the servers, cooks and workers still wear masks. And tables are farther apart. We still are not going. Kind of wait and see. I pray we all survive this.
ReplyDeleteWe are the same Rose, even if restaurants will open for Dine in here, I still wont go because its better to be extra safe than sorry I believe. Praying with you too dear Rose!
DeleteThere's so much uncertainty about what's safe and what isn't. I'm lucky to have grocery delivery and curbside pick-up services available in my area, but staying home in the spring's beautiful weather is a challenge. I hope you stay safe.
ReplyDeleteThank yous o much Sandra, I very much am thankful just like you for delivery services. Please stay safe Sandra and be well!
DeleteIt's getting a bit more relaxed here in Canada as well.
ReplyDeletethat's also what I've heard from my best friend in Brampton. Stay safe Karen and wish you a great rest of the week!
DeleteIt is very weird now, isn't it? What is more important, safety or opening up? I don't know the answer to that question and I think people need their livelihood but people need to be safe too. I've heard of the second wave also. But we are not at all done with the first wave.
ReplyDeleteA big yes to not being done with the first yet Erika. And I personally think choosing opening up before better safety will just worsen the wave. ughhh. Hope it's better in your side dear Erika! Stay Safe!
DeleteWe're in the same boat -- it's not safe but the economy seems to be taking precedence. I won't be taking advantage of open restaurants or stores for some time to come!
ReplyDeleteyes to that Jeanie! More efforts and cooking lessons for us still. Hope it will all be better soon though, I still believe in miracles to be honest. Stay safe!
DeleteAh, Beautiful Candid shot of little Girl . . . Have a Nice and Safe day. . . :)
ReplyDeleteThank you very much my friend Manav! You too and enjoy the rest of the week!
DeleteA fotografia está fantástica.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
Muito obrigado meu amigo Francisco! Gran abraco :)
DeleteOh, Stevenson, you have Coco Taxis, too?
ReplyDeleteWe never rode in one, but I have one here :-)
Here we get dubious numbers every day in the news. How many are healed, how many died, how many got the virus just that day.
WHAT? Where do they get the info from?!!!
No one we know, and we asked, was interviewed or tested.
I take my mask when going to buy food. As actually most, and most keep the distance, too.
If we all behaved that way there would... will! - be no second wave and we can enjoy a ride in such a taxi again.
Is it a taxi or a private vehicle?
Oh Iris! We are very much the same! I stopped looking at the numbers that our ministry has been showing because I really dont believe it. A lot has been dying yet what was shown were small numbers.
DeleteThat is very good to use masks anywhere, it's better to be extra safe than be sorry for that one droplet!
iris that Coco taxi is SUPER CUTE! I love your Cuba post! that photo of you and Ingo on the beach is so precious and cute! It is a taxi :) We call it Tricycle and would you believe that a total of 5 passengers would fit a regular one! That is what I ride everyday to work :)
Stevenson, yes, I also always say, I cannot hear those numbers anymore, I won´t listen!
DeleteAnd aren´t we "lucky" we wear glasses? Eyes are protected from that one droplet as well :-)
Plus, we can see pretty good.... kidding.
Thank you, yes, that holiday was wonderful...
5 people in this tiny taxi? My, you must be small peoaple, lean and thin!!
I´d ride by myself, too!
My daughter also mentioned some restrictions were lifted, but she also thought it wasn't a good idea yet. I hope the situation doesn't get worse.
ReplyDeleteyour daughter and I thinks the same, especially with what our government has planned in the long run and just earlier they admitted that they still don't have a plan. Imagine 2 months!!! Thanks Sami I hope so too, if only I have a big boat, I'll row myself to Australia or New Zealand for the meantime to be honest.
DeleteThat is a very sweet scene SQ, you could almost imagine that there is no such thing as a virus ✨ Hopefully people will be sensible and despite the lack of regulations still safe distance from each other, we can hope oui 💙
ReplyDeleteAgree to that Grace, that is what I kept reminding my friends and students, that lockdown has been lifted NOT because it is safe so they must still distance themselves and for those who can. still stay at home.
DeleteWishing you a great rest of the week dear Grace!
We are in phase 1, we can travel around the province and go out walking in time slot, something that is appreciated after 2 months of pandemic, hard confinement and sad days for everyone.
ReplyDeleteMuch encouragement.
Best regards
That must have been a treat my friend Jose Antonio. Praying for your safety and going around the province sure is a pleasure espceially inside your own car, it would be safe :)
DeleteSending you hugs my friend to Spain!
hehe... macam2
ReplyDeleteTerima Kasih Zulhilmi :)
DeleteThank you for this picture. What a typical Pinoy scene.
ReplyDeleteWorth a Thousand Words
Oh thank you so much and you are right, this is definitely a very Pinoy afternoon scene :)
DeleteThat is a charming photo. Our kids can not sit in the middle of the road like that. And the tuk tuk reminds me of our times in India.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Phil! I agree, if I myself was sitting like that on the street, my grandma would have spanked me so I really won;t ever do that as a kid too HAHA
DeleteOh yes! Our tricycles do look like tuktuks :)
Such a lovely capture of life.
ReplyDeleteFeel free to share at My Corner of the World
Hello Betty! I would love to :) See you on your next week's session :)
DeleteI'd like to have streets where children can sit and play ...
ReplyDeleteI used to be one of those kids though whenever my uncles see me sitting on the street, they have their slippers ready to give me some spanking HAHA
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