Duterte orders Luzon lockdown, state of calamity

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a Luzon-wide lockdown from March 17 to April 12 and declared a six-month nationwide state of calamity due to the rising number of coronavirus cases.

This island-wide lockdown encompasses all 38 provinces, 72 cities, and 699 municipalities in Luzon.

Several local government units (LGUs) had already declared their own lockdowns, implemented curfews, or declared a state of calamity prior to the President's announcement.

Following the Luzon lockdown, local governments in Mindanao also declared their own lockdowns, imposed curfews, and declared states of calamity.

The new article details that local governments in the Visayas have also declared their own lockdowns, imposed curfews, and declared states of calamity.

Specific areas in the Visayas under lockdown include Antique, Bacolod City, Bohol, Biliran, Capiz, Cebu City, Iloilo, Leyte, Negros Occidental, Southern Leyte, and Tacloban City, with varying start dates and durations.