The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic is greatly affecting all of us.

To contain or manage the pandemic, the government imposed an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) covering Luzon, which we hope would end on April 12. Due to the serious threat to health, safety, security and lives of our people, Congress passed Republic Act 11469, or the “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act.” This law authorizes President Rodrigo Duterte to exercise additional powers to contain the spread of Covid-19.