Metro Manila mayors are ready for the further easing of COVID-19 protocols in the capital region of some 13 million people, an official of the MMDA said Tuesday ahead of the implementation of new pandemic rules.
Mayors of the capital region will recommend the de-escalation to Alert Level 0 from Alert Level 1 in Metro Manila, MMDA General Manager Frisco San Juan Jr. said.
"Ang desisyon po ng Metro Manila mayors ay nakahanda ang buong Metro Manila sa pagbaba from one to zero," he told GMA News' Unang Balita.
San Juan said mayors expect the government's Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19 response to announce new COVID-19 Alert Levels at around 5 p.m. Tuesday.
Metro Manila is currently under Alert Level 1 which expires on Tuesday. Under Alert Level 1, all businesses are allowed to operate at full capacity, and children are allowed outdoors.
While the government has yet to release guidelines under Alert Level 0, the Department of the Interior and Local Government earlier said it would form part of the fifth National Action Plan against COVID-19, which would focus on recovery from the pandemic.
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