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Duterte places NCR Plus under GCQ
The NCR Plus area, including Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, and Laguna, will be under general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions from May 15 to May 31.
President Duterte also placed other areas under GCQ with heightened restrictions, including Apayao, Baguio City, Benguet, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Abra, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Batangas, Quezon, Puerto Princesa, Iligan City, Davao City, and Lanao del Sur.
Santiago City, Quirino Province, Ifugao, and Zamboanga City will remain under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) during the same period.
This classification signifies an easing from the previous modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) status for the NCR Plus area.
President Duterte appealed to the public to forego mass gatherings related to religious festivities.
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The National Capital Region Plus (NCR Plus) and other areas will be downgraded to a more relaxed General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions from May 15 to May 31.
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The NCR Plus, encompassing Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, and Laguna, will be under general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions from May 15 to May 31, 2021.
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Quarantine control points (QCPs) will continue to be enforced at the borders of the NCR Plus, which includes Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal.
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The NCR Plus bubble, encompassing Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal, may transition to a General Community Quarantine (GCQ) by May 14 due to a decrease in healthcare utilization rates.
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Cagayan, Apayao, and Benguet are now under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) from May 10 to May 23, 2021, as decided by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).
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