COVID-19 ALERT 12 |  Philippines ECQ Extension

12 April 2020

TO OUR VALUED PRINCIPALS & INDUSTRY PARTNERS

The Philippine Government has now extended the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) over the entire Luzon Island, including Metro Manila, until 30 April 2020.  Originally, the ECQ was supposed to end today, 12 April 2020 but due to the rising COVID-19 infections, an extension was deemed necessary to hopefully prevent further spread.

The extended ECQ would still follow the original scheme where strict home quarantine shall be implemented in all households.  Public transportation shall be suspended and workers from both the public and private sector, unless considered as essential or critical, should be in home quarantine and if able, should work from home.

Considering the extension, we do foresee that various government agencies (POEA, MARINA, OWWA, etc.) will adjust their initial guidelines on the implementation of the ECQ.

In line with this, Crystal has adopted both onsite and offsite (remote work) arrangements during the extended ECQ for its Crystal Representatives – giving the Crystal Reps the best work scheme applicable to their respective units that will still continue to deliver optimal results. Crystal IEAC is open for the Crew Monday to Thursday, 0730H to 1730H and will be closed during Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays to give way for sanitation and giving at least 72 hours office self-disinfection. Trust that we shall still continue to attend to your crewing needs remotely through calls and emails.

Below are the details of our Emergency Response Team (ERT) for your quick reference:

Above numbers are also available on WhatsApp and Viber for your reference.

We again thank everyone for their continued support and understanding during these extraordinary times.