Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III has lifted the liquor ban in the municipality as he issued an executive order that set the rules and regulations under the general community quarantine (GCQ) for the month of October.

Under Executive Order 27, the 24-hour curfew in Pateros is still in effect with window hours from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. for quarantine pass holders. Holders of quarantine pass with serial numbers ending in odd numbers are not allowed to go out of their residence on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, while those with serial numbers ending in even numbers are barred outside their residence on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Senior citizens and those below 21 years old are also not allowed outside their residence except in emergency cases or when purchasing essential goods in the absence of an authorized person in the household.
Number coding is implemented in the operation of tricycles, which can operate from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Those with body numbers ending in 1 and 2 are not allowed to operate on Mondays; 3 and 4 on Tuesdays; 5 and 6 on Wednesdays; 7 and 8 on Thursdays; and 9 and 0 on Fridays. All tricycles can operate on Saturdays and Sundays. Tricycles can only take one passenger and fare is set from P20 to P35.
Contact sports such as basketball and volleyball are not allowed and all basketball courts will remain closed. Physical exercises like running, walking, and jogging are allowed under GCG.
Businesses and industries can operate from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. and food businesses are allowed to operate dine-in services up to 50 percent capacity provided that they implement social distancing.
Online selling and deliveries are also allowed but online sellers need to get a travel pass from the mayor’s office to be exempted from the use of quarantine pass and curfew hours.
Businesses not yet allowed under GCQ in Pateros are entertainment industries including cinemas and karaoke bars; kid amusement industries like playrooms; libraries, archives, museums and cultural centers; tourist destinations like water parks and resorts; and travel agencies, tour operators, and reservation service.
Workers and laborers, and those with emergency needs are exempted from the alternate use of quarantine pass and curfew while they go to and from their work or when they attend to their emergency needs.
As of Oct. 1, Pateros has 1,665 confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, 102 of which are active, 1,543 recoveries, and 20 deaths.