On March 12 , 2020 , the Philippines president Duterte issued a lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic .
On March 12 , 2020 , during his public address on COVID-19 , President Duterte declared `` Code Red Sub-Level 2 , '' issuing a lockdown in Metro Manila and extending its class suspensions until April 12 , as recommended by the Inter-Agency Task Force of Emerging Infectious Diseases ( IATF-EID ) to prevent the spread of COVID-19.The Philippine government has repatriated some of its citizens across different international locations and were later quarantined at the New Clark City in Tarlac .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Philippines