Memorandum Circular No. 06, Series of 2020 Implementing Guidelines for the Delivery of Food and other Agricultural Commodities to, from and passing through the National Capital Region (NCR) during the 30 day Community Quarantine.

In view of the implementation of Community Quarantine in the National Capital Region (NCR) beginning on 15 March 2020, the Department of Agriculture ensures that there is enough supply of basic and prime commodities. Further, facilitating the unhampered trade and delivery of agro-fishery produce (fruits, vegetables, rice, fish, poultry and livestock and its related products) and agri-fishery inputs (fertilizers, feed, feed ingredients, etc.) to, from, and passing through NCR, the following guidelines are hereby issued for the information and guidance of all concerned: The Basic Principle of this Circular establishes as follows: its objective is to ensure unhampered movement of food and other agricultural commodities to, from, and passing through NCR; The Foodlane Accreditation defines that the Department of Agriculture (DA) shall simplify existing procedures in the accreditation of trucks/suppliers delivering to, from, and passing through NCR. The accredited foodlane supplier's distribution system shall continue their normal business operations. The suppliers shall ensure that the drivers and helpers passed the body temperature protocol. Accredited suppliers shall be exempted from restrictions imposed by the Local Government Unit from the point of origin to destination area and vice versa.