Metro Manila mayors lean towards extending GCQ

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/07/29/20200728-covid19-quarantine-navotas-md-5657.jpg"/><figcaption>The streets in Barangay North Bay Boulevard South in Navotas City remain busy amid the city-wide lockdown on July 28, 2020. Navotas is placed under city-wide lockdown from July 16 to 29 due to the continuous rising cases of COVID-19. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Most mayors in the Philippine capital region are in favor of extending the general community quarantine (GCQ) in August, the chairman of Metro Manila Council said Wednesday.</p><p>&quot;Pinarating namin sa aming regional director sa DILG (Department of Interior and Local Government) &#x27;yung consensus ng mga mayor na talaga pong extended GCQ ang gusto ng karamihan,&quot; Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez told ABS-CBN&#x27;s Teleradyo.</p><p>The Palace earlier said President Rodrigo Duterte will likely announce new community quarantine protocols on Thursday, July 30, as COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surpassed 85,000 Wednesday.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/29/20/duterte-to-announce-new-community-quarantine-measures-on-july-30">Duterte to announce new community quarantine measures on July 30</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/29/20/philippines-covid19-coronavirus-cases-update-july292020">At 85,486, coronavirus infections in PH surpass mainland China’s tally</a></li></ul><p>Olivarez said the local chief executives would be pushing for more localized lockdowns, which he said had been effective in arresting the spread of the virus.</p><p>&quot;Basically katulad sa Paranaque, hindi lahat ng 16 barangays namin meron siyang critical zone. Meron kaming mga barangay na halos nagpa-plateau na po ang COVID-19 cases. Bakit isa-sacrifice ang barangay ng ibang lugar na maganda na po siya?&quot; he said.</p><p>For Olivarez, it is important to balance opening further the economy while mitigating the COVID-19 risks.</p><p>&quot;Alam naman natin na hirap na hirap na ang taong bayan pero we couldn&#x27;t prejudiced &#x27;yung health protocol para nga malabanan itong COVID-19,&quot; he said.</p><p>If the national government will revert Metro Manila&#x27;s coronavirus restriction to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), they will follow, Olivarez said.</p><p>If Metro Manila will remain under GCQ, Olivarez said they would call for stricter implementation of health protocols such as mandatory wearing of face mask, physical distancing and curfew.</p><p>Metro Manila, the country&#x27;s epicenter of the virus, has recorded 45,969 coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, data from the Department of Health as of July 28 showed.</p><p>Nationwide, the Philippines has logged 85,486 COVID-19 cases, of which 56,528 are considered active. The tally includes 1,962 fatalities and 26,996 recoveries.</p><p>Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque had said Metro Manila would be a &quot;living experiment&quot; in the country&#x27;s fight against COVID-19.</p><p>&quot;Metro Manila will be a living experiment and it’s an experiment that we believe we can be successful at, and it will be something that we can be proud of,&quot; he said in an interview on CNN Philippines.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/29/20/metro-manila-will-be-living-experiment-says-palace-ahead-of-new-virus-restrictions">Metro Manila will be &#x27;living experiment,&#x27; says Palace ahead of new virus restrictions</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1NiUs2xmcww?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div> </div>

<p>Most mayors in the Philippine capital region are in favor of extending the general community quarantine (GCQ) by August, the chairman of Metro Manila Council said Wednesday.<br /> </p>

Most mayors in the Philippine capital region are in favor of extending the general community quarantine (GCQ) by August, the chairman of Metro Manila Council said Wednesday.

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