Pres. Duterte is expected to return to Manila on or before Tuesday to attend a scheduled meeting with top officials on the COVID-19 situation in the country.
Roque reminds shoppers to observe quarantine protocols following reports that some of them failed to observe safe physical distancing when malls reopened on Saturday.
Pres. Duterte will give a PHP20-million reward to any Filipino who can produce respirators that would be used to treat individuals infected with the coronavirus.
Pres. Duterte urges owners of malls, bazaars, and other shopping centers to ensure the health and safety of their workers once the general community quarantine or the “new normal” starts on May 1.
Roque leaves the investigation for whoever is responsible for the leaking of photos of the supposed IATF resolution, which circulated online the night before Pres. Duterte announces the extenson of ECQ.