Metro Manila under MGCQ by November not impossible, says Palace

October 1, 2020

Malacanang is not ruling out the possibility of placing Metro Manila under modified general community quarantine by November.

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement on Thursday after Metro Manila Council chairman Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez earlier said that the National Capital Region might be under MGCQ next month if cases of coronavirus disease would continue to drop.

"It is not an impossibility because we have brought down (the COVID-19 cases)," he said in a televised press briefing.

But he added that shifting to the most relaxed quarantine classification could really happen if the people would continue to observe the health protocols.

He reminded the public to always wear mask and wash hands, among others.

Currently, Metro Manila is under general community quarantine until the end of the month.

As of September 30, the Department of Health reported 314,079 COVID-19 cases in the country, with 254,223 recoveries and 5,562 deaths. Celerina Monte/DMS