Muntinlupa imposes curfew, market schedule to curb virus

WITH a recorded spike in Covid-19 local cases during the effectivity of GCQ in Metro Manila, Muntinlupa City’s confirmed cases jumped from 226 on May 31 to 303 on June 15.

Due to this, Mayor Jaime Fresnedi approved City Ordinance Nos. 2020-102 and 2020-103 imposing a city wide curfew from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m., during the GCQ and MGCQ, and a market schedule regulating the operations of the Alabang Public Market, respectively

Fresnedi said the initiative to implement a curfew and market schedule for residents aims to limit movements and interactions in public places which are hotspots for the transmission of Covid-19.

Exempted from the curfew are Authorized Persons Outside Residence ( APOR) as enumerated by the Joint Task Force Cvoid

Shield, those whose work involves the delivery of essential goods and services, those who work in night shift or a 24-hour on-call duty and those providing public transportation.

Violators will be penalized with P500 for the first offense and P1,000 for succeeding offenses. Residents violating the curfew will also incur a barangay blotter and cancellation of local grants and benefits from the local government.

District 1 and non-Muntinlupa residents are scheduled for the market on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, while District 2 residents are scheduled for Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Monday is designated for disinfection and sanitation of stalls and other areas of the market.