PRESIDENT DUTERTE RETAINS METRO MANILA’S GCQ STATUS FROM DECEMBER 1 TO 31 Metro Manila will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) from December 1 to 31, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte announced on Monday after approving the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to retain the National
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Capital Region’s quarantine classification. Along with the NCR, Batangas, Iloilo City, Tacloban City, Lanao del Sur, Iligan City, Davao City, and Davao del Norte were also placed under GCQ. The rest of the country will be under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) for the entire
month of December. During his meeting with President Duterte, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said there is a downward trend in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country and the Department of Health (DOH), in coordination with other experts, is studying this new development. Caraga INFOCUS
