MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Friday that some of its consular offices will resume operations starting May 4 while enforcing strict safety and health measures. Normal operations of consular offices in Luzon were temporarily suspended while some consular offices after the government placed the entire island under an enhanced community quarantine. Meanwhile, consular offices in Visayas and Mindanao operated with skeleton workforces following the imposition of the local community quarantine. According to the DFA, its consular offices in Cotabato, La Union, Legazpi, Puerto Princesa, Santiago, and Tuguegarao will start serving the public. The rest of the consular offices in Luzon will remain closed until the end of the extended community quarantine (ECQ).

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 01, 2020 15:45 UTC