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No military control, quarantine extension in Luzon: Nograles
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei Nograles clarified that rumors about the extension of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon beyond April 12 and the closure of public markets are fake news.
Nograles also debunked claims that the country would be placed under military control amidst the COVID-19 crisis.
The circulation of fake news regarding military control intensified after Carlito Galvez Jr. was appointed as the chief implementer of the government's national policy against COVID-19.
Galvez previously served as the chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).
Nograles emphasized that all official announcements concerning the quarantine and COVID-19 efforts will be released by President Rodrigo Duterte, the Department of Health (DOH), and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
He added that the government aims to expedite the resolution of the crisis rather than extend the quarantine measures.
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Malacañang appealed to the public to support local government units (LGUs) rather than create divisions among them during the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine.
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