THE CITY government here has imposed new curfew hours beginning 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. effective Tuesday (April 7).
Mayor Sara Z. Duterte said in a radio interview on Monday that the old 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew schedule was replaced to further raise the level of containment measures against the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
She said the added measure is in line with the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) that also took effect on the same day.
Under the executive order released by Duterte on Monday that placed the city under the ECQ, residents are barred from going out of their houses except in case of emergencies. Workers for exempted sectors and front-line offices are exempted from the 24-hour curfew.
Food and medicine (FM) pass issued to residents can only be used before the curfew hours, according to the new guidelines.
Each FM pass can be assigned to two individuals who may only use it at a given time to buy food, medicines, or go to the hospital.
“You can only use the FM pass from 6:01 a.m. to 5:59 pm. However, individuals dealing with emergency cases will still be allowed to go outside their houses when the curfew starts,” Mayor Sara said.
She also made it clear that there is no need to present the FM pass on emergency cases.
Others exemptions include those working in government offices related to security, health, social services, sanitation, and disaster; 24-hour groceries/convenience stores, wet markets, food commissaries, food processing or manufacturing, and food delivery services; hospitals, medical laboratories, drugstores, other health services/personnel, doctor's and dentist's clinics; gas stations; funeral parlors; and mass media outlets.
“The 12-hour curfew will last until there is a state of public emergency,” Duterte said.
Duterte has also imposed a 24-hour liquor ban until the state of public emergency is lifted. (By Che Palicte)
Mayor Sara Z. Duterte said in a radio interview on Monday that the old 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew schedule was replaced to further raise the level of containment measures against the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
She said the added measure is in line with the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) that also took effect on the same day.
Under the executive order released by Duterte on Monday that placed the city under the ECQ, residents are barred from going out of their houses except in case of emergencies. Workers for exempted sectors and front-line offices are exempted from the 24-hour curfew.
Food and medicine (FM) pass issued to residents can only be used before the curfew hours, according to the new guidelines.
Each FM pass can be assigned to two individuals who may only use it at a given time to buy food, medicines, or go to the hospital.
“You can only use the FM pass from 6:01 a.m. to 5:59 pm. However, individuals dealing with emergency cases will still be allowed to go outside their houses when the curfew starts,” Mayor Sara said.
She also made it clear that there is no need to present the FM pass on emergency cases.
Others exemptions include those working in government offices related to security, health, social services, sanitation, and disaster; 24-hour groceries/convenience stores, wet markets, food commissaries, food processing or manufacturing, and food delivery services; hospitals, medical laboratories, drugstores, other health services/personnel, doctor's and dentist's clinics; gas stations; funeral parlors; and mass media outlets.
“The 12-hour curfew will last until there is a state of public emergency,” Duterte said.
Duterte has also imposed a 24-hour liquor ban until the state of public emergency is lifted. (By Che Palicte)
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