Duterte extends GCQ in NCR Plus areas until June 15

Updated Tue, June 1, 2021 at 7:08 AM Published Mon, May 31, 2021 at 11:11 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte extended the general community quarantine (GCQ) for the NCR Plus areas, including Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal, until June 15, 2021.

Several other areas nationwide are also placed under GCQ until June 30, including Baguio City, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Abra, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Batangas, Quezon, Iligan City, Davao City, Lanao del Sur, and Cotabato City.

A modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) will be implemented in specific locations such as Cagayan, Benguet, Iloilo City, and Zamboanga City from June 1 to June 15.

The rest of the country is under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) for June.

The Department of Health expressed caution about loosening restrictions despite a downtrend in COVID-19 cases.

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