“DUTERTE EXTENDS STRICT LOCKDOWNS ACROSS PHILIPPINES DESPITE PLEA FROM ADVISORS TO LOOSEN RESTRICTIONS”
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte rejected the advice of his own COVID-19 taskforce that urged the President to loosen lockdown restrictions across the Philippines. Even Francisco Duque, the only physician on the taskforce, composed mainly of military and police generals, said the Philippines was ready for the Modified General Community Quarantine, MGCQ.