PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte extended the general community quarantine (GCQ) in Cebu City in Visayas; and Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Quezon in Luzon beginning August 16 until August 31, Malacañang announced on Saturday.

Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said the decision on new community quarantine classifications was made following the meeting of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases on Friday.

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