MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has reminded religious denominations and their followers to forego all impending festivities to avoid COVID-19 transmissions.
Duterte made this remark during his pre-recorded Talk to the People on Thursday night, as the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) said that Metro Manila and nearby provinces or “NCR Plus bubble” would revert to general community quarantine (GCQ) from May 15-31.
“Sinasabi ko lang na Mayo, maraming piyesta, but I think I’ll be more direct that what is written here: I do not attribute it to any particular religion or what, but there are many feasts beca…
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