LEGAZPI CITY—Albay Gov. Al Francis Bichara on Monday has placed almost all towns and cities in the province under general community quarantine (GCQ) due to the continuous surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Albay.
Bichara has issued Executive Order No. 16, placing 13 out of 15 towns and three cities in Albay under GCQ. The new directive has amended EO 14 issued on May 31, placing Legazpi City and the neighboring town of Daraga under the stricter quarantine category.
Bichara, also the chairperson of the Albay Interagency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), in consultation with the Bicol IATF, has placed the towns and cities un…
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