NO FACE...

barangay, local, and national government offices, agencies, and instrumentalities, including government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs).

The order prohibits all events such as inauguration, anniversary, thanksgiving, ribbon-cutting, blessing, turnover, groundbreaking activity, launching a program, salo-salo, birthday, press conference, oath-taking program, photo opportunity, retirement honors, welcome honors, testimonial program, summer outing, team building, and all other similar activities.

All face-to-face nonemergency essential government activities including training and seminars are also suspended until Sept. 12, 2022, and only allowed via online platforms only.

Offices, however, may apply for exemption from the coverage of this section through a letter addressed to the City Mayor's Office and must include a comprehensive plan on how to execute their non-emergency essential activity without creating a mass gathering situation.

The Order, however, exempts all disaster and emergency activities including the distribution of financial, food, and nonfood items are allowed.

But the distribution of food and non-food items that are not related to a disaster or emergency event should be distributed house to house in the form of contactless delivery by the organizer or in a distribution system where no mass gathering is conducted.

These activities include but are not limited to the distribution of livelihood kits, information materials, distribution of government aid, community pantry, food aid, and all other similar activities.