President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night announced that Metro Manila and nine other areas in the country will remain under general community quarantine status until January 31, 2021.
“Actually, ‘yung (the reimposition of another national) lockdown is a possibility. I said we’re making some projection. But if the severity in numbers would demand that we take corrective measures immediately, then we just have to go back to lockdown,” Duterte said.
President Rodrigo Duterte and Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide have reaffirmed their shared commitment to strengthen Philippines-Japan Strategic Partnership across various areas of cooperation as the two countries are set to mark 65 years of diplomatic ties.
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the implementation of the Advance Passenger Information System to strengthen border control through the strict and intensified enforcement of Philippine immigration laws.