30/05/2020
Here’s the timeline of the controversial GCQ/MECQ/MGCQ.
May 27, 2020 (late night). The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases issued Resolution No. 40 placing Cebu City under modified ECQ, while the rest of the Region 7 was placed under GCQ.
May 28, 2020 (morning). When sought for his comment, Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said he wrote a letter to the DILG RD Trovela, who is also the Regional IATF chairperson, appealing to have Cebu City under GCQ instead of MECQ.
May 28, 2020 (evening). The president, during the late night virtual briefing, said only National Capital Region, Davao City, Regions II, III, IV-A, Pangasinan, and Albay will remain under GCQ while the rest of the country will transition to modified GCQ. This created confusion.
May 29, 2020 (afternoon). In an interview, mayor Labella said there was no update in his appeal to the RIATF yet, adding he will abide with whatever decision the IATF will issue whether to place the entire city under MECQ, GCQ, or MGCQ.
May 30, 2020 at 1:21 a.m. The appeal of mayor Labella to place Cebu City under GCQ was approved. This is the same hour the printing of paper for Saturday issue is either done or ongoing.
MAAYONG BUNTAG SUGBO. Here's the SunStar Cebu's front page today https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1858320/Cebu/Local-News/Duterte-loosens-Cebus-quarantine-status-major-cities-not-pleased
[CAPTION OF PHOTO ON FRONT PAGE]
RIDING TOGETHER, BUT APART. Elements of the Liloan Traffic Command and
the police board a bus at a checkpoint at the boundary of the towns of
Consolacion and Liloan on Friday, May 29, 2020 to check if physical
distancing has been implemented to prevent the spread of Covid-19. On
Thursday, President Rodrigo Duterte said Cebu City, which is currently
under enhanced community quarantine, would be placed under modified
general community quarantine by June 1. (Allan Cuizon)
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