Manila Bulletin
Abalos: 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew to be retained during MECQ period; outdoor exercises allowed again
Metro Manila will remain under an eight-hour curfew, from 8 PM to 4 AM, even as it transitions to a modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).
Outdoor exercises will be permitted daily from 6 AM to 9 AM during the MECQ period.
Quarantine passes will no longer be required for residents leaving their homes.
Indoor and al fresco dine-in services and personal services, including beauty salons, beauty parlors, barbershops and nail spas, shall not be allowed under the heightened MECQ.
Religious gatherings shall remain virtual.
The decision on the liquor ban will be left to each local government unit.
Local government units will continue to implement strict granular lockdowns on specific streets or buildings to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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