MATRIX - Work Arrangements Under Community Quarantine - Rev

WORK ARRANGEMENTS UNDER COMMUNITY QUARANTINE
Enhanced Community Modified Enhanced General Community Modified General REMARKS

Quarantine (ECQ) Community Quarantine Quarantine (GCQ) Community
(MECQ) Quarantine (MGCQ)
1.) Work Capacity Under Section 2.5 of the IATF’s Under Section 3.6 of the Under Section 4.4 of the IATF’s Under Section 5.7 of the
Omnibus Guidelines on the IATF’s Omnibus Guidelines Omnibus Guidelines on the IATF’s Omnibus
Implementation of Community on the Implementation of Implementation of Community Guidelines on the
Quarantine in the Philippines, as Community Quarantine in the Quarantine in the Philippines, as Implementation of
amended as of October 22, 2020, Philippines, as amended as of amended as of October 22, 2020, Community Quarantine
“Agencies and instrumentalities of October 22, 2020, “Agencies “Work in all government offices in the Philippines, as
the government, including and instrumentalities of the may be at full operational capacity amended as of October
GOCCs, as well as LGUS, may government, including or under such alternative work 22, 2020, Work in all
operate with a skeleton workforce GOCCs, as well as LGUs may arrangements as agencies may public and private offices
in combination with other operate with a skeleton deem proper in accordance with may be allowed to
alternative work arrangements as workforce in combination with the relevant rules and regulations resume physical
approved by the head of agency other alternative work issued by the Civil Service reporting to work at full
unless a different operational arrangements as approved by Commission (CSC). Provided operating capacity, with
capacity is required in agencies the head of the agency unless a that for offices requiring alternative work
providing health and emergency different operational capacity employees to report physically, arrangements for persons
frontline services, border control, is required in agencies commissioned shuttle services as who are sixty (60) years
or other critical services.” providing health and well as point-to-point transport old and above, those with
emergency frontline services, services may be provided.” immunodeficiency,
border control, and other comorbidity, or other
critical services.” health risks, and pregnant
women.”
Under Section 5.12 of

the same guidelines,
“Work in government
offices may be at full
operational capacity, or
under such alternative
work arrangements as
agencies may deem
appropriate in
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accordance with the

relevant rules and
regulations issued by the
CSC.”
2.) Shuttle Services Under Section II(A)(7) of DENR Under Section 3.2 (c) of the Under Section 4.4 of the IATF’s Under Section 3.2 (c) of Notice that for GCQ,
Memorandum Circular No. 2020- DENR-NCR Memorandum Omnibus Guidelines on the the DENR-NCR under Section 4.4 of the
05, issued May 12, 2020, Circular dated May 15, 2020, Implementation of Community Memorandum Circular IATF’s Omnibus
“Vehicles shall be provided in “Service vehicles shall be Quarantine in the Philippines, as dated May 15, 2020, Guidelines on the
identified pick-up points for provided to ferry the skeleton amended as of October 22, 2020, “Service vehicles shall Implementation of
employees who belong to the employees from and to the “x x x Provided that for offices be provided to ferry the Community Quarantine
skeleton (skeletal) force. Physical workplace to reduce exposure requiring employees to report skeleton employees from in the Philippines shuttle
distancing and proper hygiene during public transport.” physically, commissioned shuttle and to the workplace to services or vehicles may
shall be observed in all vehicles.” services as well as point-to-point reduce exposure during be provided, while under
transport services may be public transport.” Section 3.2 (c) of the
Under Section 3.2 (c) of the provided.” DENR-NCR
DENR-NCR Memorandum Memorandum Circular
Circular dated May 15, 2020, Under Section 3.2 (c) of the dated May 15, 2020
“Service vehicles shall be DENR-NCR Memorandum (which applies to any
provided to ferry the skeleton Circular dated May 15, 2020, class of Community
employees from and to the “Service vehicles shall be Quarantine), service
workplace to reduce exposure provided to ferry the skeleton vehicles shall be
during public transport.” employees from and to the provided.”
workplace to reduce exposure
during public transport.”
3.) Civil Service Under Section 3.1 (a) of CSC Under Section 3.1 (b) of CSC Under Section 4.0 of the
Commission- Memorandum Circular no. 10, Memorandum Circular no. 10, CSC Memorandum
Alternative Work series of 2020, issued May 7, series of 2020, issued May 7, Circular no. 10, series of
Arrangement 2020, “The work-from-home 2020, “The work-from-home 2020, issued May 7,
(CSC AWA) arrangement shall be adopted in arrangement may be adopted in 2020, “The agency head
areas placed under Enhanced areas placed under General shall ensure that all the
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Community Quarantine (ECQ) by Community Quarantine (GCQ) workers are afforded

the President.” where public transportation shall with all the following
operate at a reduced capacity and adequate
Under Section 3.2 (a) of the same physical/social distancing is support/mechanisms:
circular, “During ECQ, skeleton required in the workplace.”
workforce may be allowed unless a. Health/ psychosocial
a different operational capacity is Under Section 3.1 (c) of the same interventions like
provided in agencies providing circular, “Employees who are stress debriefing;
health and emergency frontline below 21 years old and those who b. Provision of
services, border control, and other are 60 years old and above, as appropriate personal
critical services as identified in well as those with protective equipment
the IATF Omnibus Guidelines on immunodeficiency, comorbidities, (PPE) to frontline
Community Quarantine.” or other health risk, and pregnant service providers and
women, including those who employees;
Under Section 3.2 (b) of the same reside with the aforementioned, c. Reduced working
circular, “The employees assigned and are residing in areas placed hours, as authorized
as skeleton workforce, during under GCQ, shall be under work- by the President;
ECQ, shall be issued the from-home arrangement, except d. Reasonable
necessary travel/office orders, in when their services are transportation
addition to the office-issued IDs indispensable under the facilities and housing
for proper identification.” circumstances or when office quarters shall be
work is permitted.” provided to
employees assigned
Under Section 3.2 (c) of the same as skeleton
circular, “Agencies located in workforce, whenever
areas placed under the GCQ shall practicable, and
use skeleton workforce as one of subject to accounting
its alternative work and auditing rules and
arrangements.” regulations;
e. Reasonable expenses
incurred during the
work-from-home may
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be defrayed by the
agency subject to
accounting and
auditing rules and
regulations; and
f. Other monetary and
forms of incentives as
may be allowed by
the Office of the
President or other
authorized agencies
or upon approval of
the heads of agencies
subject to accounting
and auditing rules and
regulations.”
4.) DENR Under Section II(A) of DENR Under Section II(B) of DENR
Memorandu Memorandum Circular No. 2020- Memorandum Circular No. 2020-
m Circular 05, issued May 12, 2020, “DENR 05, issued May 12, 2020, “1.
No. 2020-05 offices in areas under Enhanced DENR offices located in areas
Community Quarantine shall covered by General Community
adopt a work-from-home Quarantine shall operate under
arrangement for the following alternative work arrangements
tasks: such as, but not limited to:
a. Research; a. Skeleton (skeletal)

b. Policy; workforce;
formulation/review/ b. Four-day (compressed)
amendment; workweek;
c. Project work, including c. Staggered working hours;
but not limited to, drafting d. combination of the above-
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of proposals/project enumerated work

studies/training modules; arrangements or a
d. Data encoding/processing; combination with other
e. Adjudication of cases or work arrangements;
review of cases, including e. other alternative work
legal work; arrangements appropriate
f. Budget planning and to the functions and health
forecasting; risk situation of the area
g. Recording, examination where the office is located.
and interpretation of
financial records and 2. Offices that will adopt a
reports; skeleton (skeletal) workforce shall
h. Evaluation and deploy not more that 70% of its
formulation of accounting, total workforce for
auditing, and management critical/essential services and not
control systems; more than 50% for other services,
i. Computer programming; on a rotation basis.
j. Database maintenance;
k. Design work/drafting of 3. The skeleton (skeletal)
drawing plans; workforce shall NOT include the
l. Preparation of information elderly, pregnant employees, and
materials; individuals with
m. Sending/receiving email; immunodeficiency, comorbidities
n. Administration of online or other health risks. They shall be
courses, and other learning under work-from-home
and development arrangement, except when their
interventions; services are indispensable. The
o. HR tasks that can be office shall ensure that
performed through an appropriate precautionary
information system that is measures are undertaken to assist
accessible online; them in performance of their
p. Other analogous tasks official functions.
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which require the use of

computer and internet for 4. Employees residing in ECQ
reading, encoding, printing areas may not be required to
or submission of written report for work. They may,
outputs for the review, however, be asked to report for
evaluation, or final work only when necessary. In
presentation/assessment of exceptional cases where their
the immediate review, services are indispensable, the
evaluation or final office shall provide them with
presentation, assessment accommodations within office
of the immediate premises.
supervisor, of the office or
the management. 5. Each skeleton (skeletal) group
must include at least one (1)
2. For critical/essential services regular employee at the level of a
that require employees to be in Section Chief/ Unit Head or
their workstation, a skeleton higher who is fully authorized to
(skeletal) workforce may be sign for and in behalf of the
identified. The number of supervisor or to affix the
employees to be assigned shall not electronic signature if the
exceed 50% of the total authorized official, upon securing
workforce, on rotation basis. his/her clearance.
3. The skeleton (skeletal) 6. Each skeleton (skeletal) group

workforce shall NOT include the shall render services for a
elderly, pregnant employees, and maximum of two (2) weeks. A
individuals with work-from-home break of two (2)
immunodeficiency, comorbidities weeks shall be taken thereafter to
or other health risks. They shall be ensure that possible symptoms
under work-from-home may be adequately monitored.
arrangement, except when their
services are indispensable. The 7. Field work may be allowed but
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office shall ensure that appropriate only for urgent matters and upon
precautionary measures are clearance from the DENR
undertaken to assist them in Secretary or his authorized
performance of their official representative. Offices shall
functions. ensure that employees on official
travel are provided with
4. Employees residing in ECQ appropriate personal protective
areas may not be required to equipment. Travel to ECQ areas
report for work. They may, will not be allowed.”
however, be asked to report for
work only when necessary. In
exceptional cases where their
services are indispensable, the
office shall provide them with
accommodations within office
premises.
5. Each skeleton (skeletal) group

must include at least one (1)
regular employee at the level of a
Section Chief/ Unit Head or
higher who is fully authorized to
sign for and in behalf of the
supervisor or to affix the
electronic signature if the
authorized official, upon securing
his/her clearance.
6. Each skeleton (skeletal) group

shall render services for a
maximum of two (2) weeks. A
work-from-home break of two (2)
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weeks shall be taken thereafter to

ensure that possible symptoms
may be adequately monitored.
7. Vehicles shall be provided in

identified pick-up points for
employees who belong to the
skeleton (skeletal) force. Physical
distancing and proper hygiene
shall be observed in all vehicles.
8. Work-from-home
assignments/tasks including
instructions on what should be
done and deadlines will be
transmitted by supervisors to staff
and outputs of staff are to be
submitted electronically through
Viber, Messenger or email and
that for this purpose,
offices/divisions are encouraged
to create their Viber/Messenger
groups. Additional reporting
guidelines may be developed by
each office if deemed needed.
9. Issuance of travel orders shall

be prohibited, except when
clearance is granted by the
Secretary.”
5.) DENR-NCR Under Section 5 of DENR-NCR Under Section 5 of DENR- Under Section 5 of DENR-NCR Under Section 5 of
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Memorandum Circular, “Each NCR Memorandum Circular, Memorandum Circular, “Each DENR-NCR
employee shall submit a Weekly “Each employee shall submit a employee shall submit a Weekly Memorandum Circular,
Individual Output Inventory Weekly Individual Output Individual Output Inventory “Each employee shall
Report (WIOIR). The employee Inventory Report (WIOIR). Report (WIOIR). The employee submit a Weekly
shall sign the document certified The employee shall sign the shall sign the document certified Individual Output
by his/her immediate supervisor. document certified by his/her by his/her immediate supervisor. Inventory Report
immediate supervisor. (WIOIR). The employee
Employees shall make themselves Employees shall make themselves shall sign the document
available during the work hours. x Employees shall make available during the work hours. x certified by his/her
x x.” themselves available during the x x.” immediate supervisor.
work hours. x x x.”
Under Section 5.1 of the same Under Section 5.1 of the same Employees shall make
circular, “Supervisors shall Under Section 5.1 of the same circular, “Supervisors shall themselves available
monitor the WIOIR of employees circular, “Supervisors shall monitor the WIOIR of employees during the work hours. x
under their stead. They shall monitor the WIOIR of under their stead. They shall x x.”
insure that assignments/tasks are employees under their stead. insure that assignments/tasks are
weekly distributed and They shall insure that weekly distributed and Under Section 5.1 of the
instructions are clearly given. assignments/tasks are weekly instructions are clearly given. same circular,
Section chiefs shall submit the distributed and instructions are Section chiefs shall submit the “Supervisors shall
WIOIRs of employees under their clearly given. Section chiefs WIOIRs of employees under their monitor the WIOIR of
stead to the Division Chief. Each shall submit the WIOIRs of stead to the Division Chief. Each employees under their
Division Chief shall submit their employees under their stead to Division Chief shall submit their stead. They shall insure
consolidated WIOIR forms to the the Division Chief. Each consolidated WIOIR forms to the that assignments/tasks
Planning and Management Division Chief shall submit Planning and Management are weekly distributed
Division as part of their their consolidated WIOIR Division as part of their and instructions are
accomplishment report. forms to the Planning and accomplishment report. clearly given. Section
Management Division as part chiefs shall submit the
Under Section 7 of the same of their accomplishment report. Under Section 7 of the same WIOIRs of employees
circular, “Any rank and file circular, “Any rank and file under their stead to the
employee not included in the Under Section 7 of the same employee not included in the Division Chief. Each
approved skeletal workforce may circular, “Any rank and file approved skeletal workforce may Division Chief shall
report to the office provided a employee not included in the report to the office provided a submit their consolidated
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clearance is secured from the approved skeletal workforce clearance is secured from the WIOIR forms to the
Regional Executive Director may report to the office Regional Executive Director Planning and
through his/her supervisor, in case provided a clearance is secured through his/her supervisor, in case Management Division as
there will be an urgent matter that from the Regional Executive there will be an urgent matter that part of their
needs to be acted upon based on Director through his/her needs to be acted upon based on accomplishment report.
the supervisor’s evaluation. supervisor, in case there will be the supervisor’s evaluation.
an urgent matter that needs to Under Section 7 of the
The employee concerned shall be acted upon based on the The employee concerned shall same circular, “Any rank
coordinate with the chief of the supervisor’s evaluation. coordinate with the chief of the and file employee not
General Services Section to General Services Section to included in the approved
determine availability of shuttle The employee concerned shall determine availability of shuttle skeletal workforce may
service to ferry him/her to the coordinate with the chief of the service to ferry him/her to the report to the office
office.” General Services Section to office.” provided a clearance is
determine availability of secured from the
shuttle service to ferry him/her Regional Executive
In Section 3.1 of another DENR- to the office.” In Section 3.1 of another DENR- Director through his/her
NCR Memorandum Circular NCR Memorandum Circular supervisor, in case there
dated May 15, 2020, the following dated May 15, 2020, the following will be an urgent matter
are the measures to be observed In Section 3.1 of another are the measures to be observed that needs to be acted
for work-from-home arrangement: DENR-NCR Memorandum for work-from-home arrangement: upon based on the
Circular dated May 15, 2020, supervisor’s evaluation.
“3.1 Work-from-Home the following are the measures “3.1 Work-from-Home
to be observed for work-from- The employee concerned
a. The Administrative Division home arrangement: a. The Administrative Division shall coordinate with the
shall conduct the profiling of all shall conduct the profiling of all chief of the General
employees to determine their age, “3.1 Work-from-Home employees to determine their age, Services Section to
place of residence, health/medical place of residence, health/medical determine availability of
conditions such as those with a. The Administrative Division conditions such as those with shuttle service to ferry
immunodeficiency, comorbidities, shall conduct the profiling of immunodeficiency, comorbidities, him/her to the office.”
or other health risk, and pregnant all employees to determine or other health risk, and pregnant
women, and those residing with their age, place of residence, women, and those residing with
the aforementioned. These serve health/medical conditions such the aforementioned. These serve In Section 3.1 of another
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as the basis of the management in as those with as the basis of the management in DENR-NCR
determining employees who are immunodeficiency, determining employees who are Memorandum Circular
highly vulnerable to infection and comorbidities, or other health highly vulnerable to infection and dated May 15, 2020, the
who should, as much as possible risk, and pregnant women, and who should, as much as possible following are the
be excluded from the skeleton those residing with the be excluded from the skeleton measures to be observed
workforce and shall adopt the aforementioned. These serve as workforce and shall adopt the for work-from-home
work from home arrangements. the basis of the management in work from home arrangements. arrangement:
determining employees who
b. Employees who are senior are highly vulnerable to b. Employees who are senior “3.1 Work-from-Home
citizens, pregnant, and persons infection and who should, as citizens, pregnant, and persons
with disabilities (PWD) shall be much as possible be excluded with disabilities (PWD) shall be a. The Administrative
given priority for the work-from- from the skeleton workforce given priority for the work-from- Division shall conduct
home scheme. and shall adopt the work from home scheme. the profiling of all
home arrangements. employees to determine
c. To minimize the number of c. To minimize the number of their age, place of
skeleton workforce and meet the b. Employees who are senior skeleton workforce and meet the residence, health/medical
social distancing requirement citizens, pregnant, and persons social distancing requirement conditions such as those
while at the office, the following with disabilities (PWD) shall while at the office, the following with immunodeficiency,
tasks may be allowed for the be given priority for the work- tasks may be allowed for the comorbidities, or other
work-from-home arrangement from-home scheme. work-from-home arrangement health risk, and pregnant
provided the immediate provided the immediate women, and those
supervisor shall closely monitor c. To minimize the number of supervisor shall closely monitor residing with the
and ensure outputs produced are skeleton workforce and meet and ensure outputs produced are aforementioned. These
commensurate to the man-days the social distancing commensurate to the man-days serve as the basis of the
per work week: requirement while at the office, per work week: management in
the following tasks may be determining employees
i. policy formulation/review/ allowed for the work-from- i. policy formulation/review/ who are highly
amendment; home arrangement provided amendment; vulnerable to infection
ii. drafting of the immediate supervisor shall ii. drafting of and who should, as much
proposals/project closely monitor and ensure proposals/project as possible be excluded
studies/training modules; outputs produced are studies/training modules; from the skeleton
iii. data encoding/processing; commensurate to the man-days iii. data encoding/processing; workforce and shall
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iv. adjudication of cases or per work week: iv. adjudication of cases or adopt the work from
review of cases, including review of cases, including home arrangements.
legal work; i. policy legal work;
v. budget planning and formulation/review/ v. budget planning and b. Employees who are
forecasting; amendment; forecasting; senior citizens, pregnant,
vi. recording, examination ii. drafting of vi. recording, examination and persons with
and interpretation of financial proposals/project and interpretation of financial disabilities (PWD) shall
records and reports; studies/training modules; records and reports; be given priority for the
vii. evaluation and iii. data vii. evaluation and work-from-home
formulation of accounting, encoding/processing; formulation of accounting, scheme.
auditing and management iv. adjudication of cases or auditing and management
control systems; review of cases, including control systems; c. To minimize the
viii. computer programming; legal work; viii. computer programming; number of skeleton
ix. database maintenance; v. budget planning and ix. database maintenance; workforce and meet the
x. design work/drafting of forecasting; x. design work/drafting of social distancing
drawing plans; vi. recording, examination drawing plans; requirement while at the
xi. mapping and similar and interpretation of xi. mapping and similar office, the following
works; financial records and works; tasks may be allowed for
xii. preparation of reports; xii. preparation of the work-from-home
information materials; vii. evaluation and information materials; arrangement provided the
xiii. sending/receiving e- formulation of accounting, xiii. sending/receiving e- immediate supervisor
mail; auditing and management mail; shall closely monitor and
xiv. HR tasks, e.g. control systems; xiv. HR tasks, e.g. ensure outputs produced
computation of leave credits, viii. computer computation of leave credits, are commensurate to the
preparation of payroll etc., as programming; preparation of payroll etc., as man-days per work
the case maybe; ix. database maintenance; the case maybe; week:
xv. review of pre-evaluated x. design work/drafting of xv. review of pre-evaluated
Residential Free Patent, drawing plans; Residential Free Patent, i. policy
Miscellaneous Sales Patent xi. mapping and similar Miscellaneous Sales Patent formulation/review/
and Insular Government works; and Insular Government amendment;
Property Sales Applications; xii. preparation of Property Sales Applications; ii. drafting of
xvi. drafting of Presidential information materials; xvi. drafting of Presidential proposals/project
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Proclamation and xiii. sending/receiving e- Proclamation and studies/training

Assessment Report for mail; Assessment Report for modules;
Special Patent for School xiv. HR tasks, e.g. Special Patent for School iii. data
Sites; computation of leave Sites; encoding/processing
xvii. preparation of appraisal credits, preparation of xvii. preparation of appraisal ;
reports for lease applications; payroll etc., as the case reports for lease applications; iv. adjudication of
xviii. evaluation of maybe; xviii. evaluation of cases or review of
documentary requirements xv. review of pre- documentary requirements cases, including
and preparation of wood- evaluated Residential Free and preparation of wood- legal work;
based, chainsaw permits and Patent, Miscellaneous based, chainsaw permits and v. budget planning
tree-cutting permits issued Sales Patent and Insular tree-cutting permits issued and forecasting;
under DAO 2018-16; Government Property under DAO 2018-16; vi. recording,
xix. report preparation; and Sales Applications; xix. report preparation; and examination and
xx. other analogous tasks xvi. drafting of xx. other analogous tasks interpretation of
which require the use of a Presidential Proclamation which require the use of a financial records
computer and the World and Assessment Report computer and the World and reports;
Wide Web (Internet) for for Special Patent for Wide Web (Internet) for vii. evaluation and
reading, encoding, printing or School Sites; reading, encoding, printing or formulation of
submission of written outputs xvii. preparation of submission of written outputs accounting, auditing
for the review, evaluation or appraisal reports for lease for the review, evaluation or and management
final presentation/assessment applications; final presentation/assessment control systems;
of the immediate supervisor, xviii. evaluation of of the immediate supervisor, viii. computer
the head of office or the documentary requirements the head of office or the programming;
management and preparation of wood- management ix. database
based, chainsaw permits maintenance;
d. Employees under work-from- and tree-cutting permits d. Employees under work-from- x. design
home shall make themselves issued under DAO 2018- home shall make themselves work/drafting of
available during the work hours 16; available during the work hours drawing plans;
and ensure availability of internet xix. report preparation; and ensure availability of internet xi. mapping and
connection. To monitor their daily and connection. To monitor their daily similar works;
attendance, they must log-in and xx. other analogous tasks attendance, they must log-in and xii. preparation of
-out using the online Attendance which require the use of a -out using the online Attendance information
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Monitoring System to be computer and the World Monitoring System to be materials;

developed by the Regional ICT Wide Web (Internet) for developed by the Regional ICT xiii.
Unit of the Planning and reading, encoding, Unit of the Planning and sending/receiving e-
Management Division. printing or submission of Management Division. mail;
written outputs for the xiv. HR tasks, e.g.
e. The Administrative Division review, evaluation or final e. The Administrative Division computation of
shall ensure that employees presentation/assessment of shall ensure that employees leave credits,
assigned on work from home the immediate supervisor, assigned on work from home preparation of
arrangements shall be provided the head of office or the arrangements shall be provided payroll etc., as the
with computers/laptops but proper management with computers/laptops but proper case maybe;
recording should be done. recording should be done. xv. review of pre-
Considering the limited number of d. Employees under work- Considering the limited number of evaluated
equipment, personnel on work from-home shall make equipment, personnel on work Residential Free
from home arrangements may use themselves available during the from home arrangements may use Patent,
their personal mobile phones or work hours and ensure their personal mobile phones or Miscellaneous Sales
computer to ensure connectivity at availability of internet computer to ensure connectivity at Patent and Insular
all times. connection. To monitor their all times. Government
daily attendance, they must Property Sales
f. Employees must observe at all log-in and -out using the online f. Employees must observe at all Applications;
times and strictly follow the Data Attendance Monitoring System times and strictly follow the Data xvi. drafting of
Privacy Act of 2012. The to be developed by the Privacy Act of 2012. The Presidential
confidential and proprietary Regional ICT Unit of the confidential and proprietary Proclamation and
information must be protected and Planning and Management information must be protected and Assessment Report
secured at all times.” Division. secured at all times.” for Special Patent
for School Sites;
While for skeleton workforce, e. The Administrative Division While for skeleton workforce, xvii. preparation of
Section 3.2 of the same shall ensure that employees Section 3.2 of the same appraisal reports for
Memorandum Circular provides assigned on work from home Memorandum Circular provides lease applications;
for the following measures to be arrangements shall be provided for the following measures to be xviii. evaluation of
observed: with computers/laptops but observed: documentary
proper recording should be requirements and
“3.2 Skeleton Workforce done. Considering the limited “3.2 Skeleton Workforce preparation of
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number of equipment, wood-based,

a. To ensure physical distancing personnel on work from home a. To ensure physical distancing chainsaw permits
and given the limited arrangements may use their and given the limited and tree-cutting
transportation facilities of the personal mobile phones or transportation facilities of the permits issued under
region to ferry employees from computer to ensure region to ferry employees from DAO 2018-16;
and to their respective residences, connectivity at all times. and to their respective residences, xix. report
minimal number of employees minimal number of employees preparation; and
(not to exceed 50 percent) will be f. Employees must observe at (not to exceed 50 percent) will be xx. other analogous
required to report to the office. all times and strictly follow the required to report to the office. tasks which require
They shall perform essential tasks Data Privacy Act of 2012. The They shall perform essential tasks the use of a
that can be performed only when confidential and proprietary that can be performed only when computer and the
in the office premises. These will information must be protected in the office premises. These will World Wide Web
include receiving requests of and secured at all times.” include receiving requests of (Internet) for
clients, preparation of payroll, clients, preparation of payroll, reading, encoding,
ADA, ACIS and other While for skeleton workforce, ADA, ACIS and other printing or
administrative tasks, inspection of Section 3.2 of the same administrative tasks, inspection of submission of
wildlife, licensing permitting Memorandum Circular wildlife, licensing permitting written outputs for
activities, and other functions. provides for the following activities, and other functions. the review,
measures to be observed: evaluation or final
b. The Administrative Division b. The Administrative Division presentation/assess
shall issue IATF IDs duly signed “3.2 Skeleton Workforce shall issue IATF IDs duly signed ment of the
by the Regional Executive by the Regional Executive immediate
Director to skeleton employees, a. To ensure physical Director to skeleton employees, supervisor, the head
particularly to those crossing distancing and given the particularly to those crossing of office or the
border control. In addition, limited transportation facilities border control. In addition, management
travel/office orders will be issued of the region to ferry travel/office orders will be issued
to those assigned field works employees from and to their to those assigned field works d. Employees under
activities. respective residences, minimal activities. work-from-home shall
number of employees (not to make themselves
c. Service vehicles shall be exceed 50 percent) will be c. Service vehicles shall be available during the work
provided to ferry the skeleton required to report to the office. provided to ferry the skeleton hours and ensure
employees from and to the They shall perform essential employees from and to the availability of internet
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workplace to reduce exposure tasks that can be performed workplace to reduce exposure connection. To monitor
during public transport. only when in the office during public transport. their daily attendance,
premises. These will include they must log-in and -out
d. Employees assigned as skeleton receiving requests of clients, d. Employees assigned as skeleton using the online
workforce shall be given preparation of payroll, ADA, workforce shall be given Attendance Monitoring
appropriate Personal Protective ACIS and other administrative appropriate Personal Protective System to be developed
Equipment (PPEs) like face mask tasks, inspection of wildlife, Equipment (PPEs) like face mask by the Regional ICT Unit
and face shield, which shall be licensing permitting activities, and face shield, which shall be of the Planning and
worn while on duty. Employees and other functions. worn while on duty. Employees Management Division.
who need to go on field works who need to go on field works
shall be provided with coverall b. The Administrative Division shall be provided with coverall e. The Administrative
and gloves, when necessary. shall issue IATF IDs duly and gloves, when necessary. Division shall ensure that
signed by the Regional employees assigned on
e. They shall strictly follow the Executive Director to skeleton e. They shall strictly follow the work from home
health safety and precautionary employees, particularly to health safety and precautionary arrangements shall be
measures of the management those crossing border control. measures of the management provided with
when reporting at the workplace In addition, travel/office orders when reporting at the workplace computers/laptops but
as detailed in Item 4. will be issued to those assigned as detailed in Item 4. proper recording should
field works activities. be done. Considering the
f. They shall be entitled to Hazard f. They shall be entitled to Hazard limited number of
Pay on top of the Compensatory c. Service vehicles shall be Pay on top of the Compensatory equipment, personnel on
Time Off or Overtime Pay, as provided to ferry the skeleton Time Off or Overtime Pay, as work from home
well as other applicable employees from and to the well as other applicable arrangements may use
allowances, subject to accounting workplace to reduce exposure allowances, subject to accounting their personal mobile
and auditing rules and during public transport. and auditing rules and phones or computer to
regulations.” regulations.” ensure connectivity at all
d. Employees assigned as times.
Lastly, for Rotational Skeleton skeleton workforce shall be Lastly, for Rotational Skeleton
Workforce and Work-from-Home, given appropriate Personal Workforce and Work-from-Home, f. Employees must
Section 3.3 of the same circular Protective Equipment (PPEs) Section 3.3 of the same circular observe at all times and
reads: like face mask and face shield, reads: strictly follow the Data
which shall be worn while on Privacy Act of 2012. The
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“3.3 Rotational Skeleton duty. Employees who need to “3.3 Rotational Skeleton confidential and
Workforce and Work-from-Home go on field works shall be Workforce and Work-from-Home proprietary information
provided with coverall and must be protected and
a. This work arrangement is a gloves, when necessary. a. This work arrangement is a secured at all times.”
combination of the combination of the
abovementioned schemes. Certain e. They shall strictly follow the abovementioned schemes. Certain While for skeleton
set of employees will be health safety and precautionary set of employees will be workforce, Section 3.2 of
determined to be assigned as measures of the management determined to be assigned as the same Memorandum
skeleton workforce on a rotational when reporting at the skeleton workforce on a rotational Circular provides for the
basis for the period of two-week, workplace as detailed in Item basis for the period of two-week, following measures to be
then work-from-home for another 4. then work-from-home for another observed:
two-week period. two-week period.
f. They shall be entitled to “3.2 Skeleton Workforce
b. Employees assigned as skeletal Hazard Pay on top of the b. Employees assigned as skeletal
workforce shall as much as Compensatory Time Off or workforce shall as much as a. To ensure physical
possible stay inside or nearby the Overtime Pay, as well as other possible stay inside or nearby the distancing and given the
office premises while on duty to applicable allowances, subject office premises while on duty to limited transportation
minimize travel to and from their to accounting and auditing minimize travel to and from their facilities of the region to
residences. Office quarters of the rules and regulations.” residences. Office quarters of the ferry employees from
region located along North region located along North and to their respective
Avenue will be available for use Lastly, for Rotational Skeleton Avenue will be available for use residences, minimal
by the employees. Workforce and Work-from- by the employees. number of employees
Home, Section 3.3 of the same (not to exceed 50
c. The Administrative Division circular reads: c. The Administrative Division percent) will be required
shall in consultation with the shall in consultation with the to report to the office.
divisions and offices prepare the “3.3 Rotational Skeleton divisions and offices prepare the They shall perform
Regional Special Order Workforce and Work-from- Regional Special Order essential tasks that can be
authorizing attendance of Home authorizing attendance of performed only when in
employees as skeleton workforce employees as skeleton workforce the office premises.
and work from home a. This work arrangement is a and work from home These will include
arrangements. The approved combination of the arrangements. The approved receiving requests of
Special Order will form part of abovementioned schemes. Special Order will form part of clients, preparation of
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this guidelines. Certain set of employees will this guidelines. payroll, ADA, ACIS and
be determined to be assigned other administrative
d. Conditions stipulated in Items as skeleton workforce on a d. Conditions stipulated in Items tasks, inspection of
3.1 and 3.2 shall also be rotational basis for the period 3.1 and 3.2 shall also be wildlife, licensing
followed.” of two-week, then work-from- followed.” permitting activities, and
home for another two-week other functions.
period.
b. The Administrative
b. Employees assigned as Division shall issue
skeletal workforce shall as IATF IDs duly signed by
much as possible stay inside or the Regional Executive
nearby the office premises Director to skeleton
while on duty to minimize employees, particularly
travel to and from their to those crossing border
residences. Office quarters of control. In addition,
the region located along North travel/office orders will
Avenue will be available for be issued to those
use by the employees. assigned field works
activities.
c. The Administrative Division
shall in consultation with the c. Service vehicles shall
divisions and offices prepare be provided to ferry the
the Regional Special Order skeleton employees from
authorizing attendance of and to the workplace to
employees as skeleton reduce exposure during
workforce and work from public transport.
home arrangements. The
approved Special Order will d. Employees assigned as
form part of this guidelines. skeleton workforce shall
be given appropriate
d. Conditions stipulated in Personal Protective
Items 3.1 and 3.2 shall also be Equipment (PPEs) like
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followed.” face mask and face

shield, which shall be
worn while on duty.
Employees who need to
go on field works shall
be provided with coverall
and gloves, when
necessary.
e. They shall strictly

follow the health safety
and precautionary
measures of the
management when
reporting at the
workplace as detailed in
Item 4.
f. They shall be entitled

to Hazard Pay on top of
the Compensatory Time
Off or Overtime Pay, as
well as other applicable
allowances, subject to
accounting and auditing
rules and regulations.”
Lastly, for Rotational

Skeleton Workforce and
Work-from-Home,
Section 3.3 of the same
circular reads:
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“3.3 Rotational Skeleton

Workforce and Work-
from-Home
a. This work arrangement

is a combination of the
abovementioned
schemes. Certain set of
employees will be
determined to be
assigned as skeleton
workforce on a rotational
basis for the period of
two-week, then work-
from-home for another
two-week period.
b. Employees assigned as
skeletal workforce shall
as much as possible stay
inside or nearby the
office premises while on
duty to minimize travel
to and from their
residences. Office
quarters of the region
located along North
Avenue will be available
for use by the employees.
c. The Administrative
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Division shall in
consultation with the
divisions and offices
prepare the Regional
Special Order
authorizing attendance of
employees as skeleton
workforce and work
from home
arrangements. The
approved Special Order
will form part of this
guidelines.
d. Conditions stipulated
in Items 3.1 and 3.2 shall
also be followed.”
6.) Field Work Under Section II(B)(7) of DENR

Memorandum Circular No. 2020-
05, issued May 12, 2020, “Field
work may be allowed but only for
urgent matters and upon clearance
from the DENR Secretary or his
authorized representative. Offices
shall ensure that employees on
official travel are provided with
appropriate personal protective
equipment. Travel to ECQ areas
will not be allowed.”
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Under Section 3.1 (b) of another

DENR-NCR Memorandum
Circular dated May 15, 2020,
“The Administrative Division
shall issue IATF IDs duly signed
by the Regional Executive
Director to skeleton employees,
particularly to those crossing
border control. In addition,
travel/office orders will be issued
to those assigned field works
activities.”
In addition, under Section 3.1 (d)

of the same circular, “Employees
who need to go on field works
shall be provided with coverall
and gloves, when necessary.”
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WORK ARRANGEMENTS UNDER COMMUNITY QUARANTINE

Enhanced Community Modified Enhanced General Community Modified General REMARKS

Under Section 5.12 of

accordance with the

Community Quarantine (ECQ) by Community Quarantine (GCQ) workers are afforded

a. Research; a. Skeleton (skeletal)

of proposals/project enumerated work

which require the use of

3. The skeleton (skeletal) 6. Each skeleton (skeletal) group

5. Each skeleton (skeletal) group

6. Each skeleton (skeletal) group

weeks shall be taken thereafter to

7. Vehicles shall be provided in

9. Issuance of travel orders shall

Proclamation and xiii. sending/receiving e- Proclamation and studies/training

Monitoring System to be computer and the World Monitoring System to be materials;

number of equipment, wood-based,

followed.” face mask and face

e. They shall strictly

f. They shall be entitled

Lastly, for Rotational

“3.3 Rotational Skeleton

a. This work arrangement

6.) Field Work Under Section II(B)(7) of DENR

Under Section 3.1 (b) of another

In addition, under Section 3.1 (d)

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