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DOJ back to work-from-home scheme, online services continue
Frontline offices of the Department of Justice (DOJ) will operate with a skeletal workforce while employees in affected areas work from home due to the reimposition of Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ).
Prosecution services will proceed through teleconferencing and other electronic means, with online submission of complaints and affidavits permitted.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is suspending the processing of clearances in areas under MECQ.
NBI satellite offices in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, and Laguna will be closed from August 4 to 18.
The MECQ was implemented for 15 days starting August 4, following a request from medical frontliners for a respite and strategy recalibration against COVID-19.
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Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite, and Rizal are placed under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) from August 4 to August 18, 2020.
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Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal were placed under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) from August 4 to 18, following a request from healthcare workers for a "timeout" due to rising COVID-19 cases.
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Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso has ordered the implementation of alternative work arrangements for local government offices from August 4 to 18.
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All courts in Metro Manila, Cavite, Rizal, Bulacan, and Laguna, which are under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), will be physically closed until August 18.
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