Duterte to announce quarantine developments on June 15 — Palace

President Rodrigo Duterte will announce on June 15 the latest directives regarding the implementation of community quarantine in the country aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19, Malacañang said Thursday.

Duterte’s upcoming policy pronouncement comes after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases met on Wednesday to craft recommendations to the President on the fate of the movement restrictions.

“Konting hintay na lang po. Mismong si Presidente Duterte po ang haharap at kakausap sa taumbayan sa Lunes, June 15, para ianunsyo ito. Hindi po natin pangungunahan ang Presidente sa kanyang announcement,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a televised briefing.

Roque also said the IATF’s recommendations are not yet final.

The President was supposed to meet with the IATF in Davao City on Thursday but this was postponed to June 15.

Duterte is expected to be in Manila by next week.

Duterte earlier placed the Cordillera Administrative Region, Regions I (except Pangasinan), IV-B, V, VI, VIII, IX (except Zamboanga City), X, XI (except Davao City) and XII, CARAGA, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao under modified general community quarantine from June 1 to 15.

The rest of the country, including Metro Manila, is under general community quarantine.

As of Wednesday, the Philippines recorded 23,732 cases, with 1,027 deaths and 4,895 recoveries. Experts from the University of the Philippines said on Thursday the number of cases may reach the 40,000 mark by June 30. — RSJ, GMA News