{"id":265316,"date":"2020-08-15T01:03:44","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T05:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=265316"},"modified":"2020-08-15T01:03:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-15T05:03:44","slug":"most-parts-of-ph-remain-under-mgcq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/08\/15\/most-parts-of-ph-remain-under-mgcq\/","title":{"rendered":"Most parts of PH remain under MGCQ"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Tricycle drivers wait for passengers at the Marikina-Infanta Highway Cogeo Gate 2, Barangay Bagong Nayon 1 in Antipolo City, Rizal on Friday (August 7, 2020). (PNA photo by Joey O. Razon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 As the government plans to allow the reopening of more industries for the country’s economic recovery, President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to place most parts of the country under the least restrictive modified general community quarantine (MGCQ).<\/p>\n

In a virtual presser aired on state-run PTV-4 on Saturday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced that the provinces of Nueva Ecija, Batangas, and Quezon would be placed under general community quarantine (GCQ) from August 16 to 31, along with the cities of Iloilo, Cebu, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, and Talisay and the municipalities of Minglanilla and Consolacion in Cebu province.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng iba\u2019t ibang lugar po ng Pilipinas ay mapapasailalim po sa<\/em>\u00a0modified general community quarantine or MGCQ (The rest of the country will be placed under MGCQ),\u201d Roque said, adding that the President approved the new quarantine classifications on Friday night.<\/p>\n

He said some provinces, highly urbanized cities, and independent component cities in areas under MGCQ should ensure the \u201cstrict enforcement of local action.\u201d<\/p>\n

Roque said the National Task Force and the Department of the Interior and Local Government have been directed to ensure that areas flagged for local action would implement the strict lockdown of areas in line with the Zoning Containment Strategy.<\/p>\n

Areas flagged for local action should also implement the \u201cstrict\u201d enforcement of minimum public health standards, as well as \u201cintensified\u201d tracing and quarantine of close contacts and isolation of confirmed cases, he added.<\/p>\n

Despite the more relaxed quarantine status in most parts of the country, Roque said “localized” lockdowns would still be strictly implemented in some areas under GCQ and MGCQ that have high cases of Covid-19.<\/p>\n

“Maski sa mga lugar na nasa ilalim na ng<\/em>\u00a0GCQ\u00a0at pati nga yung mga nasa ilalim ng<\/em>\u00a0MGCQ,\u00a0magkakaroon pa rin po tayo ng<\/em>\u00a0localized ECQ. So\u00a0wala po talagang katapusan ang<\/em>\u00a0ECQ\u00a0dahil ang ating<\/em>\u00a0ECQ\u00a0ngayon<\/em>, localized or granular (There will still be localized ECQ in areas under GCQ and MGCQ. So ECQ, be it localized or granular, will not end),” he said.<\/p>\n

Roque said Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal will remain under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until August 18.<\/p>\n

The new community quarantine classifications for these areas will be announced by Duterte on Monday, he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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