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President Rodrigo Duterte is set to decide on whether to extend or ease the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila and other high-risk areas in the country.
His decision was expected to be announced in a televised address to Filipinos on Tuesday morning, May 12, 2020.
The current ECQ for several regions and cities, including Metro Manila, is slated to end on May 15.
Other parts of the Philippines are currently under the less stringent general community quarantine (GCQ).
Metro Manila mayors proposed three scenarios for the quarantine measures post-May 15: a two-week ECQ extension, a transition to GCQ, or a modified combination of ECQ and GCQ.
Presidential spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque stated that the COVID-19 transmission rate, healthcare system capacity, and the economy would be considered in the decision.
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Metro Manila mayors will present three quarantine scenarios to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for their decision on quarantine restrictions after May 15.
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The National Capital Region (NCR), Laguna, and Cebu City will be under a modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from May 16 to May 31 as they are still considered high-risk areas for COVID-19.
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President Rodrigo Duterte returned to Manila on Monday evening after a two-month stay in Davao City, his first trip outside Malacañang in two months since the strict lockdown was imposed.
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Davao City transitioned to a general community quarantine (GCQ) on May 16, easing some lockdown restrictions until May 31.
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President Duterte has extended the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region and other high-risk areas until May 31.
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