President Rodrigo R. Duterte has approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on the new classifications of community quarantine in the different areas of the Philippines.
From June 16 to June 30, Cebu City has been reverted back to the Enhanced Community Quarantine while Talisay City is under Modified ECQ.
The areas under General Community Quarantine are Metro Manila, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Santiago City, Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Tarlac, Olongapo City, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Occidental Mindoro, Bohol, Cebu Province, Negros Oriental, Siquijor, Mandaue City, Lapu-Lapu City, Davao City and Zamboanga City.
The remaining areas not aforementioned are under Modified GCQ.
“We are gradually easing restrictions to make way for our economic viability as individuals and as a nation. But it does not mean that we will forget our minimum health standards. Ganito ‘yan eh, hindi ko kayo mapigilan na lumabas. Hindi ko kayo mahuli lahat. Ang problema niyan pati ‘yung mga bata kung samahin ninyo or you allow your children to go out when the place is not yet ready for them to be outside at nagkasakit. Huwag ninyo kaming sisihin. (I cannot stop you from going out. I cannot apprehend all of you. The problem is you bring children along with you or you allow your children to go out when the place is not yet ready for them to be outside and they get ill. Don’t blame us),” President Duterte stated.
Meanwhile, the Chief Executive has reiterated the importance of the cure against coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).
“The only way to fight COVID is vaccine or iyong maybe ‘yung miracle pill that would kill just as an antibiotic would kill a bacteria.’Pag iyon ang dumating, ‘pag available na, mag-order na ako (If that comes, if its available, I will order it), then I will distribute it. I will personally supervise the distribution,” the Chief Executive assured. – Report from Mela Lesmoras
