President Rodrigo Duterte might extend the modified community quarantine (MECQ) status in Metro Manila and nearby provinces if Congress would allocate funds to aid poor families affected by the strict lockdown, Malacañang said on Wednesday.

Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr.

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