MANILA, Philippines — There is no government directive regarding the enforcement of modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila this December amid the threat of coronavirus disease, Interior Secretary Eduardo Ao said Saturday.
“Fake news,” Ao, who told reporters in a Viber message when asked about a memorandum allegedly issued by the Philippine National Police (PNP), which stated that MECQ will be implemented in Metro Manila starting Dec. 19.
In a separate text message, PNP spokesman Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana echoed Ao’s answer, saying only the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Dise…
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