Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 8) — All mayors in Metro Manila will come up with a unanimous recommendation whether to extend or lift the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) over the region after May 15.

The Metro Manila Council (MMC), the region’s top policy-making body, will discuss on Saturday the possibility of extending the ECQ in all 17 cities and 1 municipality or easing into the more relaxed general community quarantine (GCQ) after May 15.

MMC Chairman and Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez on Friday said the possibility of relaxing the lockdown rules in some Metro Manila cities while some cities remain under strict quarantine is not an option.

"Ang aming approach dito is we will do it as one, as National Capital Region. Kasi kung makikita mo ang cities ng Metro Manila is interconnected.

Kung may ECQ at may GCQ, hindi rin po mase-serve ang purpose natin to control ang paglabas ng tao para maiwasan natin ang paglaki ng COVID [cases]," he told CNN Philippines.

[Translation: We will do it as one. The cities of Metro Manila are all interconnected. If some are on ECQ while some are on GCQ, the purpose of containing the spread of COVID-19 will be defeated.]

Some Cabinet members have raised the idea of localized shift to GCQ as some Metro Manila cities are showing improved health responses compared to the others.

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Among the factors the local chief executives will consider for their recommendation is the flattening of the COVID-19 curve in Metro Manila — the region which has the most number of cases. The mayor said they will also look into the capacity of local and national government to conduct mass testing.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and other health experts have said the COVID-19 curve started flattening 10 to 14 days ago, however on Thursday, the country set a [color=rgb(0, 101, 152) !important]new record-high in single-day increase in COVID-19 infections.

As for testing, the country has been able to do up to 5,264 tests per day, as of May 2. This is far from the DOH's target capacity of 30,000 tests per day by the end of May.

After their meeting, the Metro Manila Council — composed of 17 mayors in Metro Manila and MMDA officials — are expected to submit their recommendation to the Inter-Agency Task Force. The national government's COVID-19 task force will then issue their recommendation to President Rodrigo Duterte, who will have the final say on the fate of Metro Manila post-May 15.

Of the 10,343 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country, 6,709 were recorded in Metro Manila.

The ECQ in Metro Manila and other high-risk areas was extended until May 15, while the rest of the country was placed under GCQ.

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