{"id":248420,"date":"2020-03-14T23:10:44","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T03:10:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=248420"},"modified":"2020-03-14T23:10:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T03:10:44","slug":"imposition-of-ncr-wide-curfew-up-to-duterte-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/14\/imposition-of-ncr-wide-curfew-up-to-duterte-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Imposition of NCR-wide curfew up to Duterte: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) at the Malaca\u00f1an Palace on March 12, 2020. RICHARD MADELO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 The implementation of a curfew in Metro Manila to contain the spread of 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) will still be subject to President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s approval, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

This comes after Metro Manila mayors sought a nine-hour curfew to prevent further infections of Covid-19.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte has yet to act on the proposed region-wide curfew.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Metro Manila Mayors\u2019 recommendation to impose a curfew in Metro Manila is subject to the approval of the President. The President has yet to consider it,\u201d Panelo said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Metro Manila mayors agreed to implement the daily curfew during the implementation of community quarantine in the region from March 15 to April 14.<\/p>\n

Panelo said that in the meantime, each local government unit (LGU) can pass an ordinance to impose curfew within their respective territories.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe LGUs can impose curfew within their territories if an ordinance is passed imposing it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mayors in Metro Manila wanted to impose a daily curfew for one month as part of the government\u2019s efforts to fight Covid-19.<\/p>\n

The plan is to place Metro Manila under curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. until the community quarantine ends to restrict movements in public spaces.<\/p>\n

The curfew, however, exempts doctors, health personnel, and people delivering food.<\/p>\n

Malaca\u00f1ang on Friday signed a memorandum, mandating all local government units in Metro Manila to strictly implement \u201cgeneral\u201d community quarantine in their respective jurisdictions from March 15 to April 14.<\/p>\n

A \u201cgeneral\u201d community quarantine limits people\u2019s movement to \u201caccessing basic necessities and work\u201d and orders uniformed personnel and quarantine personnel to be present at border points.<\/p>\n

The Philippines now has 98 confirmed cases of Covid-19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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