By Minka Klaudia TiangcoÂ
The Navotas City government will be implementing an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew starting on Monday, March 16, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in the city.
Navotas Mayor Toby Tiangco
(MANILA BULLETIN) City Ordinance No. 2020-06 also ordered business establishments in the city to close at 8 p.m. to prevent residents from going to "non-essential gatherings" during curfew. Authorize local government officials, the local government's skeletal workforce, health workers, those transporting items in assistance of the fight against COVID-19, and those who provide basic services and public utilities are exempted from the city ordinance. Also exempted are those travelling for medical and humanitarian reasons, to the airport for travel abroad, to and from work, to trade fish and similar products at the Navotas Fish Port Complex and all other markets and facilities, and to trade and/or deliver raw materials, food products or supplies. Establishments not covered by the ordinance include supermarkets, pharmacies, clinics, and banks. Food stores are also exempted from the ordinance. However, restaurants and bars serving alcoholic drinks and allowing videoke or karaoke will have to follow the curfew. Violators will be penalized with a fine of P1,000 for the first offense, P2,500 for the second offense, and P5,000 and/or imprisonment for the third offense. Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco said there were 28 persons under investigation (PUIs) for COVID-19 in the city as of Sunday morning. There was still no confirmed case of the disease in Navotas. Several Metro Manila mayors have already imposed curfew in their respective cities as a preventive measure against COVID-19. The metropolis is also under community quarantine from March 15 to April 14 after the Philippines' COVID-19 alert system was raised to Code Red Sublevel 2. As of Sunday afternoon, there were already 11 COVID-19-related fatalities, and 140 COVID-19 positive cases in the country, according to the Department of Health (DOH).
Navotas Mayor Toby Tiangco(MANILA BULLETIN) City Ordinance No. 2020-06 also ordered business establishments in the city to close at 8 p.m. to prevent residents from going to "non-essential gatherings" during curfew. Authorize local government officials, the local government's skeletal workforce, health workers, those transporting items in assistance of the fight against COVID-19, and those who provide basic services and public utilities are exempted from the city ordinance. Also exempted are those travelling for medical and humanitarian reasons, to the airport for travel abroad, to and from work, to trade fish and similar products at the Navotas Fish Port Complex and all other markets and facilities, and to trade and/or deliver raw materials, food products or supplies. Establishments not covered by the ordinance include supermarkets, pharmacies, clinics, and banks. Food stores are also exempted from the ordinance. However, restaurants and bars serving alcoholic drinks and allowing videoke or karaoke will have to follow the curfew. Violators will be penalized with a fine of P1,000 for the first offense, P2,500 for the second offense, and P5,000 and/or imprisonment for the third offense. Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco said there were 28 persons under investigation (PUIs) for COVID-19 in the city as of Sunday morning. There was still no confirmed case of the disease in Navotas. Several Metro Manila mayors have already imposed curfew in their respective cities as a preventive measure against COVID-19. The metropolis is also under community quarantine from March 15 to April 14 after the Philippines' COVID-19 alert system was raised to Code Red Sublevel 2. As of Sunday afternoon, there were already 11 COVID-19-related fatalities, and 140 COVID-19 positive cases in the country, according to the Department of Health (DOH).