Rizal province sets unified curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. under MECQ

SEALED METROPOLIS Motorcyclists entering Quezon City from San Mateo, Rizal province, are checked for their body temperature at a police checkpoint. INQUIRER file photo / NIÑO JESUS ORBETA / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE

MANILA, Philippines — The curfew hours in Rizal province during the implementation of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) is from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., the province’s Vice Governor Reynaldo San Juan Jr. said Tuesday.

“Regarding po sa curfew, nakipagpulong po ang ating punong panlalawigan Governor [Rebecca] Ynares sa ating mga local city executives sa ating mga bayan bayan at napagkasunduan po, ang consensus po ay magpatupad po tayo ng unified curfew 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. po,” San Juan said in a televised briefing.

(Regarding the curfew, Governor Ynares met with the local city executives and the consensus was to impose a unified curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.)

Rizal is among the areas of the so-called NCR Plus that was placed under MECQ until the end of April. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1417541/ncr-plus-to-be-under-mecq-starting-april-12-until-april-30-palace

Other areas in the NCR Plus are Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite and Laguna.

Metro Manila likewise implements a curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., while Cavite implements a curfew from 10 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.

Only workers or those considered as authorized persons outside residence are exempted from the curfew, provided they show proof of identification or certificate of employment to authorities.

JPV