A longer period of modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) over Metro Manila and four provinces is 'highly unlikely' as the government grapples to find new sources of funds for poor families affected by strict stay-at-home rules
— A longer period of modified enhanced community quarantine over Metro Manila and four provinces is"highly unlikely" as the government grapples to find new sources of funds for poor families affected by strict stay-at-home rules, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday.
[Translation: If only we can provide cash aid, then we can probably extend the strict community quarantine. But the bottom line is we don't have sources for that.] President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said he is supporting the medical community’s call for longer lockdown period in the country because he wants to prevent further contamination of individuals of COVID-19. However, he said the government is “out of money” to give to poor families.
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