Mayors recommend to place Metro Manila under GCQ starting June 1
Posted at May 26 2020 07:59 PM | Updated as of May 26 2020 08:03 PM
MANILA — The mayors of Metro Manila have recommended to place the capital region under general community quarantine starting June 1, an official from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Tuesday.
The Metro Manila Council, composed of the mayors of the metropolitan’s 16 cities and one municipality, will submit the recommendation to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF), according to MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia.
The IATF will decide whether to adopt the recommendation of THE local chief executives.
