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Duterte meets IATF, to announce new quarantine measures in NCR, nearby provinces

By: - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ
/ 09:15 PM August 17, 2020

IATF meeting August 17 2020

Photo from Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday met with select members of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases and is expected to announce new quarantine classifications of Metro Manila and its nearby provinces.

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque confirmed this in a message to reporters.

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“PRRD meeting now with select members of Cabinet and Sen Bong Go. Present physically are Sen Go and [Budget] Sec [Wendel] Avisado. Joining via zoom are [Health] Secs Duque, [Defense Secretary] Lorenzana, [National Task Force on COVID-19 chief implementer] Galvez and the undersigned,” Roque said.

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“PRRD will address the nation tonight,” he added.

Metro Manila, Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite and Rizal are under modified enhanced community quarantine until Tuesday, August 18. [ac]

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