(FILE) QUIET STREET After Davao City reverted to general community quarantine in November 2020, major streets like the usually crowded San Pedro Street become deserted as residents are prevented from leaving their homes on Sundays. Mayor Sara Duterte extended the curfew and liquor ban in the city up to end of January 2021. —KARLOS MANLUPIG
MANILA, Philippines — Davao City will be placed under a stricter modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) starting June 5 to June 20, Malacañang announced Friday.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) approved the proposal to upgrade the quarantine status of the city from general community quarantine (GCQ) to MECQ.
Davao City was earlier placed under GCQ from June 1 to June 30.
Meanwhile, the IATF also upgraded the quarantine status of General Santos City to GCQ from modified GCQ starting June 5 to June 30.