Member Article

This is a briefing on the issuances as of July 16, 2020 on the following matters in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic:

A. General Community Quarantine (GCQ) over Metro Manila is Further Extended until July 31, 2020

B. Recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Issuances and Notices B.1. SEC Main Office Closed until July 26, 2020

B.2. SEC Notice to all Non-stock Corporations on the New Deadline for the Online Filing or Submission of the Mandatory Disclosure Form (MDF)

B.3. SEC Notice on the Adjusted Filing Procedures and Processing Times for Annual Reports and Requests for Documents during the SEC Main Office’s Temporary Closure

C. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Rediscount Rates for July 2020 and Loan Availments as of June 2020

A. Metro Manila under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) until July 31, 2020.

The period of General Community Quarantine (GCQ) in Metro Manila, which was previously extended to July 15, 2020,¹ has again been extended to last until July 31, 2020.² The President, through his spokesperson, announced the extension of the GCQ period in the evening of July 15, 2020.³

Cebu City, which was under the strict Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from 16 June 2020, is now under the less strict Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ), from July 16 to July 31, 2020.⁴ The table below sets out the types of community quarantine imposed on various areas of the country pursuant to the President’s announcement.⁵

Read the complete Client Bulletin No. 26 here