By Genalyn Kabiling  Unfazed by the coronavirus threat, President Duterte made a surprise inspection of a government checkpoint at the Valenzuela-Meycauyan border early Tuesday morning. The President ventured out of Malacañang and visited the checkpoint manned by uniformed personnel to monitor the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon, said his spokesperson Salvador Panelo. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (ALBERT ALCAIN / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) A photo shared by the Presidential Security Group (PSG) showed the President, without a face mask, talking to some uniformed personnel manning the checkpoint located at the boundary of Valenzuela City and Meycauayan, Bulacan along MacArthur Highway. Duterte, who arrived past 4 a.m., reportedly directed the troops to help the stranded commuters who could not cross the border because of the quarantine. Panelo said the President was “setting the example” of rising to the challenge amid these dangerous and difficult times. "He went out early this morning to monitor the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon,” he said in a statement. The President's checkpoint visit came a few hours after he delivered a public address placing Luzon on enhanced community quarantine until April 12 to contain and stop the spread of the coronavirus. The quarantine period includes strict home quarantine, suspension of public transportation, work-from-home arrangements, and a ban on mass gatherings. READ MORE: Entire Luzon under quarantine Duterte, who recently tested negative for the coronavirus, affirmed that he would still go outside and continue to serve the nation. He could not care less if he dies from the disease or any other cause. "Kami lalabas rin. Ako lalabas ako. I --- I --- you will see me. Ay lalabas ako. Hindi ako maniwala niyang --- kasi ako may ibang doctrine ako sa buhay eh. And that is kung panahon ko na, panahon ko na, either COVID, bala, crash, o anuman (We will still go out. I will still go outside. You will see me. I don't believe in...because I have a different life doctrine that if my time is up, then it's up, whether by COVID, bullet, crash, or any cause)," he said in his public address Monday night. "Kung hindi ako mag-survive ng COVID, eh hindi ako karapat-dapat maging mayor dito sa Pilipinas (If I don't survive the COVID, I am not worthy of becoming the mayor of the Philippines)," he said. Duterte also said government troops are prepared to step in if some state workers are unable to perform their job in the fight against the disease. READ MORE: Duterte: Gov’t may relax strict quarantine measures if data shows easing of virus spread "Ang taga-gobyerno --- unahin ko na ‘yung na-assign diyan sa frontline sa (Government workers, especially those assigned in the front line of) COVID, if you are there assigned and if you feel that you are not ready to maybe have the problems of being sick, you can tell your superior," he said. "Kung takot na lahat, ang papasok ang Armed Forces, pati ang police. Sila ‘yung magdala and sabi ko nga eh, kung mamatay sila, I would also like to join them para walang masabi ang tao (If everyone is afraid, the Armed Forces and the police will step in. They will do it and as I said if they die, I would also like to join them so people won't say anything)," he said. The President has called on Luzon residents to observe home quarantine and social distancing to fight the new coronavirus, which he described as a "vicious and invisible enemy." As of Monday, the country has 142 cases of the new coronavirus after two more patients tested positive. READ MORE: COVID-19 cases in PH now at 142; one more patient recovers