Meanwhile, Cebu City’s lockdown status will be downgraded to general community quarantine starting August 1 to August 15, Malacañang said Friday. ADVERTISEMENTOther areas placed under GCQ are Bulacan, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal in Luzon; Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, Talisay City, Minglanilla and Consolacion in the Visayas; and Zamboanga City in Mindanao. The rest of the country, meanwhile, will be under the modified GCQ, Duterte said. “President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, in his Talk to the People Address on July 31, placed Cebu City under general community quarantine (GCQ) starting August 1,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement. In a taped address aired Friday morning, Duterte said aside from the National Capital Region, Bulacan, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, the province of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, Talisay City, Minglanilla and Consolacion and Zamboanga City likewise be under GCQ.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 31, 2020 01:42 UTC