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Areas under GCQ, MGCQ to stop spread of COVID-19
Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Quezon, Iloilo City, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, Talisay City, and the municipalities of Minglanilla and Consolacion will be under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) from August 19 to August 31.
The rest of the Philippines will be under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ).
These changes were made upon the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases.
President Rodrigo Duterte placed these areas under GCQ.
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President Rodrigo Duterte has reverted Metro Manila and four nearby provinces - Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal - back to a General Community Quarantine (GCQ) from August 19 to August 31.
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Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Nueva Ecija, and Batangas will be placed under a stricter General Community Quarantine (GCQ) starting August 19 until August 31.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) will remain vigilant in enforcing quarantine protocols in areas reverting to a general community quarantine (GCQ).
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Metro Manila mayors are pushing for a stricter general community quarantine (GCQ) if the region's status is downgraded from modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) after August 18.
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The Metro Manila Council chairperson, Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, expressed optimism that the National Capital Region (NCR) might transition to a General Community Quarantine (GCQ) if the current downward trend in COVID-19 cases persists.
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