More people can now attend religious gatherings after Metro Manila mayors agreed to expand the venue capacity for such events.
In an interview with PTV on Friday, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that the appeal of religious groups to expand allowable capacity was discussed during the last Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF).
He noted the IATF gave the discretion to local government units (LGU) on condition such does not exceed 30 percent allowable venue capacity.
In response to the said authorization, the Metro Manila Council has allowed religious gatherings at 30 percent venue capacity, according to Roque.
He said similar discretion was also given to LGUs in other areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions, including Laguna, Bulacan, Rizal, and Cavite.
To recall, the IATF placed the National Capital Region (NCR) and its nearby provinces under GCQ with heightened restrictions last week, wherein the venue capacity for religious gatherings are limited to only 10 percent that took effect on May 15 and expected to end on May 31, 2021.
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