{"id":8385,"date":"2020-07-23T20:33:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T20:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=8385"},"modified":"2026-04-24T03:23:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T06:23:28","slug":"manila-could-return-to-stricter-quarantine-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/manila-could-return-to-stricter-quarantine-in-august","title":{"rendered":"Manila could return to stricter quarantine in August"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Reversion to a more stringent quarantine is possible, the presidential spokesman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Philippines.- Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte could place Metro Manila back under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) in August if Covid-19 cases continue to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in an interview with CNN: \u201cYes, a reversion to MECQ or a more stringent quarantine is possible. I hope it will not happen though.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added: \u201cThat\u2019s a distinct possibility although a possibility that I wish would not happen because we all know that while we have to contain the disease, we also need to restart our livelihoods.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MECQ is the second highest level of quarantine in the country.  President Duterte considered reverting to MECQ on July 15 but decided to prolong the current state of general community quarantine (GCQ) after <strong><em><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/manila-extends-quarantine-until-end-of-july\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Metro Manila majors<\/a><\/em><\/strong> committed to enforcing protocols. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current GCQ period ends on July 31 and the four largest casinos in Manila -Resorts World Manila, And Melco\u2019s Solaire, City of Dreams and Okada- will remain closed at least until then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Casinos in Manila have been closed since March 16 and casinos across the country continue to suffer the impact of the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 38,248 Covid-19 infections have been recorded in Metro Manila, according to the Department of Health\u2019s Covid-19 tracker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roque said: \u201cWe come to a very crucial point where I think the economy can no longer afford a shutdown anew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Filipinos will cooperate when they have to. And I think the message has been well-received by Filipinos that we need to take care of our health so that we can proceed and pursue a livelihood anew.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reversion to a more stringent quarantine is possible, the presidential spokesman said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8387,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Metro Manila faces a potential reversion to Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) in August due to rising COVID-19 cases, a move that would prolong the closure of major casinos like Resorts World Manila, Solaire, City of Dreams, and Okada. This decision, if implemented, would extend the operational hiatus for these gaming establishments, which have been closed since March 16, further impacting the Philippine economy.","focusai_entities":"Rodrigo Duterte, Harry Roque, CNN, Resorts World Manila, Solaire, City of Dreams, Okada, Department of Health","focusai_location":"Philippines, Metro Manila, Manila","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.8), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Impact of MECQ?","query":"What is the projected GGR impact for Manila's integrated resorts if MECQ is reinstated for Q3, and what contingency plans are being activated to mitigate this?"},{"label":"Regulatory Compliance under MECQ?","query":"How might a prolonged MECQ affect the B2B\/B2C licensing and operational compliance frameworks for gaming operators in the Philippines, particularly concerning responsible gambling and reporting obligations?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16333],"tags":[12436,128,12598],"class_list":["post-8385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-casinos","tag-philippines","tag-quarantine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8385"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8408,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8385\/revisions\/8408"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}