UDPATE: Luzon is now placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine. Read what it means here (3/16).

With the COVID-19 outbreak causing the National Capital Region (NCR) to go into Community Quarantine mode, Malacañang as well as other agencies has issued the official guidelines which take effect starting Sunday, March 15 at 12:00 AM to Tuesday, April 14, 12:00 AM.

Here’s what you can expect (Note: the information presented here is out of date. Please read about the Enhanced Community Quarantine here.)

• The NCR is now under a Community Quarantine. This limits the movement of people to accessing basic necessities and work. Uniformed personnel and quarantine officers will also be present to control the borders.
• Local government units are encouraged to enact a curfew in their respective cities from 8 PM to 5 AM to limit non-essential movement. Only workers and those involved in essential services are exempted from the curfew. So far the following cities have chosen to implement it:Caloocan, Las Pinas, Makati, Mandaluyong, Manila, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Paranque, Pasay, Pasig, San Juan, Taguig, Quezon City.
• The number coding scheme is suspended indefinitely, including Makati.
• The MMDA is encouraging business establishments such as shopping malls to close down during the community quarantine lockdown period. However, groceries, pharmacies, banks, and restaurants with home deliveries, and other essential establishments should be allowed to operate.
• Malls have opted for shortened operating hours during the community quarantine period with most opening at 11 AM and closing at 7 PM. That said, several malls including The Powerplant Mall in Makati, those in the Greenhills Shopping Center, Ayala Malls, and Robinsons Malls opted to close completely except for supermarkets, drug stores, convenience stores, and banks.
• An enhanced community quarantine can also be implemented if needed. Once in place, it will mean a strict quarantine in all households, transportation is suspended, and the provision of food and other essential health services will be regulated.
• Classes and all school activities are suspended until April 14, 2020.
• Mass gatherings are prohibited. This includes movie screenings, concerts, sporting events, and other entertainment activities, community assemblies, and non-essential work-related gatherings. Essential work-related meetings and religious activities may continue for as long as each person has a distance of 1 meter between themselves (social distancing).
• Land, domestic air and domestic sea travel to and from the NCR is restricted. All workers whether employed or self-employed are allowed to travel to and from the NCR provided they can submit proof of employment and/or business at the checkpoints.
• Mass public transportation such as the LRT, MRT, and PNR will continue to operate provided that social distancing is implemented, unless an enhanced community quarantine would be put in place.
• All departing passengers shall be allowed to transit through the NCR provided that they have a proof of confirmed international travel itinerary scheduled within 12 hours of entry.
• Private companies are encouraged to implement flexible working arrangements. For those engaged in manufacturing, retail, and services, social distancing must be implemented. 
• The LTO says that no penalties will be imposed for the late registration of motor vehicles and renewal of driver’s licenses from March 13 to April 12, 2020. The validity of student permits is likewise extended, while temporary operator’s permit which expired on March 13 can be settled within the aforementioned duration without suspension. These are for areas covered by the community quarantine.