Kids aged 5 and up now allowed outdoors in MGCQ, GCQ areas sans heightened restrictions

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MANILA, Philippines — Children aged 5 years and up in areas under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) and general community quarantine (GCQ), except those under heightened restrictions, are now allowed in specific outdoor facilities, Malacaang announced Friday.

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the government’s pandemic task force, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) agreed to allow children under the said age bracket during a meeting on Thursday night.

Outdoor areas shall be limited to parks, playgrounds, beaches, biking and hiking trails, outdoor tourist sites, and attraction…

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