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In MECQ, Metro Manila residents can’t go to home provinces yet
Non-essential travel remains prohibited under the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) until May 31, with only "authorized persons outside residence" or APORs allowed to travel.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque issued this reminder following reports of heavy traffic in Metro Manila on the first day of MECQ.
While private cars are permitted under MECQ with restrictions on passenger capacity, public transportation is still not allowed.
Roque clarified that leisure trips and visits to relatives are not permitted under the current quarantine guidelines set by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).
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