The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 27,799 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 562 more infections on Thursday. (Photos: Xinhua)

Passengers wearing face masks prepare to board buses at the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) in Manila, the Philippines, on June 18, 2020.

Passengers wearing face masks prepare to board buses at the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) in Manila, the Philippines, on June 18, 2020.

Passengers wearing face masks prepare to board buses at the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) in Manila, the Philippines, on June 18, 2020.

Passengers wearing face masks are seen on a bus at the Paranaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) in Manila, the Philippines, on June 18, 2020.

Diners eat as they observe social distancing inside a food court amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Manila, the Philippines, on June 18, 2020.

Diners eat as they observe social distancing inside a food court amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Manila, the Philippines, on June 18, 2020.

A couple has the meal inside a restaurant amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Manila, the Philippines, on June 18, 2020.

A waiter installs an acrylic shield on a table inside a restaurant amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Manila, the Philippines, on June 18, 2020.

A couple has the meal inside a restaurant amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Manila, the Philippines, on June 18, 2020.