IMPROVE curfew hours enforcement; 18 to 65-year-olds can now leave the house and increase up to 30 percent of church goers in Metro Manila which is currently under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ).
These are the three main recommendations filed by the members of the Metro Manila Council (MMC), the policy making body of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID).
MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia said that the recommendation was approved by 17 local government executives.
The recommendation states that the implementation of the curfew hour will be shortened, starting from 12:00 am to 4:00 am. With the exception of Navotas City, curfew hours enforcement will be from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am.
Secondly, residents who are 18 to 65 years old are allowed to leave their homes and thirdly, to increase the capacity of churchgoers by 30 percent, from its existing regulation of 10 percent capacity.
Garcia on the other hand said that the recommendations made by the MMC depends on the approval of the IATF.
Among the recommendations filed by MMC is to extend the implementation of GCQ until the end of this year.
“These three major recommendations are dependent on the approval of the IATF,” Garcia said, in a virtual press briefing.
Garcia said that the meeting was chaired by Chairman Danilo Lim last Sunday night and attended by all members of the council.
Garcia added that the age adjustment that allows them to leave their homes in Metro Manila aims to stimulate the economy along with the opening of many businesses.
Garcia called on the public to avoid straying and wandering and following the health and safety protocols against COVID-19 especially as the government is working to control the spread of the virus in Metro Manila.
Meanwhile, more jeepney routes will be opened in the coming days due to the increasing demand for public transportation in Metro Manila based on the suggestions of Metro mayors at another meeting with Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).
“As the number of COVID-19 cases go down, we open businesses gradually,” Garcia stressed.