January 29th local time, Harry Locke, spokesman of the Philippines presidential palace, said that with the approval of Philippines President Duterte, the capital Metro Manila region and the southern city of Davao will continue to maintain the existing isolation policy, the general community isolation policy (GCQ) from February 1 until February 28.
In addition, the general community isolation policy will be implemented in the provinces of Badayan and Kodillera, including Abara, Abbaj, Bengt, Baguio, Ifugao, Kalina, Alpine, Takloban, North Davao, South Lanao and Iligan.
The city of Santiago, Isabella, Olmoc, Leyte, and all other districts will implement an improved general community segregation policy, which is the lowest level of the Philippines segregation policy.
