METRO Manila mayors recommended placing the National Capital Region (NCR) under general community quarantine (GCQ) starting on June 1, an official from the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said on Tuesday.

The Metro Manila Council (MMC), composed of the mayors of 16 cities and one municipality, will submit its recommendation to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF), according to MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia.