Curfew violators in Brgy. Alabang (Brgy. Captain Tin-tin Abas / MANILA BULLETIN)
Of the 203 who violated the longer curfew hours, 167 were adults and 36 minors. Among adults nabbed 22 were fined and issued barangay citation tickets. Those who were not fined were given warnings.
According to the police, 80 were apprehended in Brgy. Poblacion, 17 in Brgy. Tunasan, 15 in Brgy. Putatan, 25 in Brgy. Bayanan, 15 in Brgy. Alabang, 36 in Brgy. Sucat, seven in Brgy. Cupang, five in Brgy. Ayala Alabang.
Brgy. Buli on the other hand recorded zero violators.
The Muntinlupa City government imposed the new curfew hours and liquor ban to prevent further transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
A total of 17 individuals tested positive for COVID-19 in the two zones placed under lockdown in Barangay Pio del Pilar, Makati.
This was bared by Lawyer Michael "Don" Camiña, Makati City spokesman, to the Manila Bulletin on Monday (March 15).
In a phone interview, Camiña said out of the 169 r
Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi (left) and Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano (Muntinlupa/Taguig City governments)
Mayor Jaime Fresnedi of Muntinlupa and Mayor Lino Cayetano of Taguig announced the new curfew hours as agreed by the Metro Manila Council (MCC) as a measure following the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in the National Capital Region.
The Muntinlupa City Council will pass on March 15 an amendment to an existing ordinance to change the curfew hours from midnight to 3 a.m. to 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. to conform with the MMC decision.
Even before the announcement of the longer curfew hours, some netizens have urged the city government to implement curfew starting at 10 p.m.
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Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. (YANCY LIM/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
The common travel protocols include the scrapping of the mandatory COVID-19 testing, except when required by the local government unit (LGU) of destination, as well as the need to go on quarantine unless the traveler shows symptoms of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The latest decision on the travel guidelines was made by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) following the recommendation by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and in coordination with LGUs to ensure safe and smooth travel across the country. The common protocols, approved in a meeting of the IATF Friday, will take effect immediately, according to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque.