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DILG chief to meet with Metro mayors on fate of GCQ
Metro Manila mayors will convene this week to decide whether to maintain the current General Community Quarantine (GCQ) status or downgrade it to a more relaxed community quarantine classification.
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año will meet with Metro Manila mayors on Sunday to discuss the fate of the GCQ status in the region.
Año mentioned that they would listen to the recommendation of the Metro Manila Council and compare it with data analytics before making a recommendation to the President.
A majority of the mayors want to keep Metro Manila under GCQ.
Año expressed that it is better for Metro Manila to remain under GCQ, stating that it is tighter and makes more sense than transitioning to a modified GCQ (MGCQ) and then tightening policies.
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Most mayors in the National Capital Region (NCR) prefer to keep the region under general community quarantine (GCQ) instead of a modified GCQ, according to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año.
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Metro Manila, Batangas province, Tacloban City, Iloilo City, and Iligan City will remain under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) until October 31.
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San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora favors extending the general community quarantine (GCQ) status in Metro Manila, recommending it be maintained for the entire month of October.
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Malacañang has not ruled out the possibility of Metro Manila transitioning to a Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) in November.
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Metro Manila mayors are advocating for a sustained decrease in COVID-19 cases before considering a transition to the more lenient Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ).
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