Manila Bulletin
Placing entire PH under MGCQ will harmonize travel regulations- DILG
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) anticipates that placing the Philippines under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) in March will help unify the country's fragmented travel regulations.
DILG Undersecretary and spokesperson Jonathan Malaya emphasized the need to implement a nationwide MGCQ to harmonize varying travel restrictions imposed by local government units (LGUs).
Malaya stated that the DILG sees the urgent need to remove redundancy in domestic tourist travel requirements and impose less stringent measures by managing health risks through other means.
This initiative aims to encourage domestic leisure travel, thereby reviving the tourism sector and related industries impacted by the pandemic, while mitigating the transmission risks of Covid-19.
However, some health experts are opposed to a nationwide MGCQ, insisting that more people need to be vaccinated to prevent a spike in virus cases.
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