Metro Manila placed under community quarantine to curb COVID-19

Metro Manila was placed under a community quarantine starting Sunday, March 15, to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Checkpoints were set up across Metro Manila to restrict travel and check identities and body temperatures, but some lacked thermal scanners and proper implementation.

Netizens expressed confusion on social media about the measures being implemented.

Local governments in Negros Occidental, Lanao del Sur, and Olongapo City designated travelers from Metro Manila as persons under monitoring (PUM) requiring 14-day home quarantines.

The lockdown can be lifted or extended based on daily evaluations by the Duterte government.