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On March 16, 2020, Rodrigo Duterte declared the entire Luzon area in the Philippines under "enhanced community quarantine" (ECQ) which is effectively a total lockdown, restricting the movement of the population with exceptions, in response to the growing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country. Additional lockdown restrictions mandated the temporary closure of non-essential shops and businesses. This quarantine came two days after the implementation of the community quarantine of Metro Manila. The quarantine is expected to last until mid-April 2020, although, government is considering to either extend or lift it.
The ECQ caused the mobilization of the Philippine government agencies and local government units as well the passing of Republic Act 11489 or the "Bayanihan to Heal as One Act" in order to implement the Luzon-wide ECQ. There are economic, environmental, political, social and cultural impact of the lockdown, affecting around 57 million people being quarantined.

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