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NCR mayors recommend further easing of restrictions —Abalos
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos Jr. is in favor of increasing business capacity and opening more establishments in Metro Manila by June, citing the declining COVID-19 cases.
The Metro Manila Council met and agreed to propose to the national government to allow more businesses to open and increase the allowed capacity in establishments.
Abalos plans to discuss the potential adjustment of Metro Manila's curfew hours with NCR mayors to allow businesses more flexibility.
The current curfew in Metro Manila is from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.
NCR Plus, composed of Metro Manila and the provinces of Laguna, Cavite, Bulacan and Rizal, is under GCQ with heightened restrictions until May 31, 2021.
The mayors will meet with the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to discuss their proposal.
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