Manila Bulletin
Metro Manila back to shorter curfew hours starting Sept. 16
Starting September 16, the National Capital Region (NCR) will implement a shorter curfew from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. as it transitions to Alert Level 4 and introduces granular lockdowns.
The Metro Manila mayors have agreed to this adjusted curfew schedule, which will coincide with the pilot implementation of the new alert level system.
Currently, the NCR observes a curfew from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until September 15.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed that NCR mayors unanimously decided to implement a single alert level for the entire region.
Areas under Alert Level 4 are characterized by high or increasing COVID-19 case counts and a high utilization rate of hospital beds, including ICU beds.
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The National Capital Region (NCR) was placed under Alert Level 4 starting September 16, 2021, with adjusted curfew hours from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.
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Metro Manila will pilot a new alert level system from September 16 to 30, 2021, which replaces previous quarantine classifications.
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Fifty-seven areas in Metro Manila are currently under granular lockdown.
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Interior Secretary Eduardo Año stated that the implementation of the alert level system in the National Capital Region (NCR) has been orderly and received positive feedback.
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The Philippine national government has introduced new alert level systems and granular lockdowns to combat the spread of COVID-19 variants, with a pilot run in Metro Manila starting September 16, 2021.
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