{"id":257486,"date":"2020-06-09T05:53:25","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T09:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=257486"},"modified":"2020-06-09T05:54:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T09:54:44","slug":"prrd-participation-in-independence-day-celebration-unsure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/09\/prrd-participation-in-independence-day-celebration-unsure\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD participation in Independence Day celebration unsure"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang on May 4, 2020. TOTO LOZANO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang remains uncertain whether President Rodrigo Duterte can participate in the commemoration of Independence Day on June 12 (Friday).<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has allowed the celebration of Independence Day, limiting the number of participants to 10.<\/p>\n

Quizzed as to whether Duterte would lead the 122nd Independence Day celebration, Roque said he has yet to check the President\u2019s activities on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re checking\u00a0po kasi binigyan po ng permiso ng<\/em>\u00a0IATF\u00a0na magkaroon ng<\/em>\u00a0celebration\u00a0sa<\/em>\u00a0Luneta (because the IATF permitted the celebration [of Independence Day] in Luneta) but limited to 10 people only,\u201d Roque said in a virtual presser aired on state-run PTV-4.<\/p>\n

Independence Day will be commemorated amid the country\u2019s fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n

The Philippines\u2019 independence from Spain was proclaimed on June 12, 1898 at the ancestral house of the first Philippine president, Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit, Cavite.<\/p>\n

Duterte in 2019 led the celebration of 121st Independence Day with the military at the 6th Infantry Battalion headquarters in Malabang, Lanao del Sur.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Duterte delivered his first keynote speech for Independence Day at the Aguinaldo Shrine in Kawit, Cavite.<\/p>\n

Duterte is in Davao City and is expected to stay in his hometown for the next few days to hold \u201cofficial functions.”<\/p>\n

Roque said Duterte is scheduled to meet with IATF-EID members in Davao City on Thursday to discuss the imposition of a more relaxed community quarantine nationwide.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can confirm that the next meeting with the President on Thursday will be in Davao,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Pangasinan, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Metro Manila, Central Visayas, Zamboanga City, Davao City, Albay, Cebu City, and Mandaue City are placed under general community quarantine (GCQ) until June 15 to arrest the spread of Covid-19.<\/p>\n

Modified GCQ (MGCQ), on the other hand, is implemented in the rest of the country.<\/p>\n

Mass gatherings for religious purposes or work conference are allowed in placed where MGCQ is enforced, provided that participants are limited to \u201c50 percent of the seating or venue capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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