MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila's local chief executives generally want the National Capital Region to stay under general community quarantine, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Monday. The DILG chief also added that Metro Manila's mayors were looking at further easing business and travel restrictions in a bid to further resuscitate the country's pandemic-stricken economy. Though the recommendations of mayors are non-binding, the chief executive has historically voted in favor of the decisions of the Metro Manila Council. As of this post, Metro Manila, Bacolod, Tacloban, Iloilo City, Batangas and Iligan are under GCQ until end-October while the rest of the country remains under modified GCQ. The Philippines also has the 20th highest number of coronavirus cases in the world and the highest number of confirmed patients in Southeast Asia.

Source: Philippine Star October 26, 2020 08:26 UTC