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Members of the Philippine Air Force use a drone to control the total blockade imposed on Barangay Addition Hills in Mandaluyong City on Thursday as the city tackles the coronavirus pandemic. (Grig C. Montegrande / Researcher)
MANILA, Philippines – The government’s coronavirus task force “will seriously consider” a likely proposal by the Metro Manila Council (MMC) to extend the blockade until May 30, an official with the Department of the Interior and Local Government said on Saturday.
Undersecretary and Interior spokesman Jonathan Malaya made the statement even when he said that some areas of the National Capital Region (NCR) could undergo a general community quarantine after May 15.
“It is possible that there were areas in the NCR that would be downgraded to GCQ. But it depends on the data as May 15 approaches,” Malaya said on dzBB radio station.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Disease Management (IATF-MEID) could reach a final decision on either May 13 or 14, he said, adding that the task force “would seriously consider” the Metro’s recommendations. Mayors of Manila.
“We will respect the recommendations of the mayors of Metro Manila because they are our partners in the implementation of the ECQ,” said Malaya. “However, his proposal is simply a recommendation for the IATF.”
The MMC, made up of 17 mayors at NCR, is considering extending the enhanced community quarantine until May 30 to allow its health departments to conduct mass testing.
Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano noted that some areas in Metro Manila (population: 12.8 million) were already improving to address the coronavirus disease pandemic.
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