- Metro Manila imposing new unified curfew hours of from 8pm to 5am from April 12-30
- Authorized persons outside residence (APOR) still exempt from the curfew provided they show an ID or certificate of employment to authorities
- Metro Manila along with Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite and Rizal placed under the less restrictive modified enhanced community quarantine from April 12-30
Metro Manila will have new curfew hours from tomorrow (April 12) as the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) starts.
The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has agreed to impose unified curfew hours from 8pm to 5am starting April 12 until the end of MECQ on April 30, according to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos.
NCR Plus (Metro Manila, Batangas, Laguna, Cavite and Rizal) have been placed under the less strict MECQ from April 12 to 30.
NCR Plus was under the strictest quarantine mode, ECQ, in the previous 2 weeks.
Abalos said the mayors, under new rules approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, have powers to adjust curfew hours in the National Capital Region.
MMC, composed of the 17 LGUs of Metro Manila, is the policy- making body of the MMDA.
Authorized persons outside residence (APOR) are still exempt from the curfew provided they show proof of identification or certificate of employment to authorities
