President Rodrigo Duterte declared a state of public health emergency on Monday, March 9, 2020 due to coronavirus. In Proclamation No. 922 signed on Sunday, March 8, and released to media on Monday, Duterte ordered all government agencies and local government units to cooperate and mobilize necessary resources to combat the coronavirus.

As an affiliated church of the PGCAG, Destiny City Church responded accordingly by suspending Sunday worship services and all other scheduled events until further notice.