Metro Manila welcomes shorter curfew hours
Metro Manila mayors have unanimously agreed to adjust the curfew hours in the region in a bid to spur economic activity. Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairperson Benhur Abalos said the curfew hours will be implemented from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. starting June 15. Previous curfew hours started at 10 p.m.
This is in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s approval of the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) classification of the National Capital Region and Bulacan from June 16 to June 30.
In a Palace briefing, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez also noted that shorter curfew hours would allow restaurants and other business establishments to operate for longer hours and would also give workers and businesses additional income.
