By Argyll Cyrus Geducos Taho, balut, kwek-kwek and other street food vendors may go out and start selling their products as long as they observe quarantine protocols, particularly physical distancing, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang said. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque (ALBERT ALCAIN/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made the statement as the whole country goes into general community quarantine (GCQ) save for Metro Manila, Laguna, and Cebu City which are under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from May 16 to 31. In an interview over GMA-7, Roque said Friday street food vendors may go out since everyone was already allowed to go out and exercise under the MECQ. "Kung pinapayagan na yung paglabas ng bahay para mag-exercise, tumakbo, magbisikleta, so sa tingin ko, pupwede na basta 'wag lang sila kukumpol-kumpol. 'Yan po ang iniiwasan natin (If exercising outdoors is allowed, I think street food vendors are allowed as long as they will not crowd there)," he said. "Hindi pwede yung magbabarkadahan maglalakad at 'yan po ang iniiwasan natin dahil 'yan ang nakakahawa (You cannot be walking around in groups. What we're trying to prevent is the spreading the disease)," he added. More businesses, particularly the manufacturing industry, are allowed to operate under the MECQ. However, Roque asked the public to refrain from faking documents just so they can go out. Roque earlier announced that self-employed Filipinos may make their own IDs so they could travel for work-related reasons. "Sa panahong ito dapat meron din tayong good faith dahil ang pinapangalagaan naman natin ay kalusugan ng lahat (During these times of crisis we need to have good faith because what we're trying to protect is the health of everybody)," he said. "Alam ko po na maraming mga pilosopo na gagawa niyan pero isipin na lang po nila habang ginagawa po nila baka sila na ang susunod na biktima ng COVID (I know a lot of people will try to be clever but they should think that while they're doing this, they may be the next victim of COVID-19)," he added. To date, 11,867 people have been infected by COVID-19, 790 of whom died while 2,337 recovered.