Metro Manila mayors push for GCQ on June 1 | Evening wRap

Today on Rappler – the latest news in the Philippines and around the world:

• Mayors recommend GCQ for Metro Manila by June 1

Metro Manila mayors recommend that the National Capital Region be placed under general community quarantine or GCQ beginning on June 1, with the intention of reviving the economy.

• Okada Manila to lay off over 1,000 workers due to severe losses

Luxury resort and casino operator Okada Manila will be laying off more than 1,000 employees, citing ‘severe losses to the company’ due to the pandemic.

• Twitter calls Trump tweets ‘unsubstantiated’ for the first time

Twitter on Tuesday, May 26, labels two tweets from United States President Donald Trump as ‘unsubstantiated’ and accuses him of making false claims.

• South Korea sees biggest jump in virus cases in 7 weeks, Venezuela’s official virus data is ‘absurd’

South Korea reports its biggest jump in coronavirus infections in 7 weeks on Wednesday, May 27. Meantime, Human Rights Watch or HRW and Johns Hopkins University say Venezuela’s low case count and death toll are likely false.

• Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli says he had coronavirus

Renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli says Tuesday, May 26, he had contracted the novel coronavirus but is now recovered. – Rappler.com