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BREAKING: MMDA to ask malls to close for now. Supermarkets, groceries and banks to remain open

PNP: Mga estudyante dapat quarantined kayo sa bahay.

Exempted yung mga may bibilhin sa labas ng bahay

MMDA: Lahat tayo ay parang person under monitoring na

PNP: Nirerecommend ang closure ng mga malls so our people will stay in their homes

MMDA says essential work, such as medical work, food delivery, and grocery employees, are exempted from the curfew in Metro Manila

MMDA's Garcia dismisses clarifications on new restrictions imposed due to COVID-19: Tigilan muna natin yung intriga yung paano ganito, paano ganyan? Isipin muna natin paano hindi gumalaw

MMDA: Ang curfew ay para sa mga gumigimik lang.

'Di kasama ang mga nagtatrabaho at mga bibili ng mga pagkain

MMDA: We’re just discouraging people to go out. Magtrabaho ka kung kailangan mong magtrabaho

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año: Exempted ka sa curfew kung galing ka sa work mo, kung bibili ka ng gamot o pagkain. Other than that, stay home

Año advises ‘everybody’ in Metro Manila to go on self-quarantine and stay home

Año says workers are provisionally exempted from curfew, but government is encouraging employers to implement flexible work arrangements

Año: Ineencourage natin ang employer na magadjust sila ng work schedules, kung pwede magamit ang 13th month pay pambayad sa 'di makakapagtrabaho

Año says it is up to local government units to impose community quarantine, in such case no one is allowed to go out of their houses, except for essential travel

MMDA says local governments will impose penalties on those who will violate the curfew

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III: Inatasan po tayo ni Presidente Duterte to assess ito (community quarantine) on a day-to-day basis

PNP: Ang DOTr is having a meeting to know specific guidelines on vehicles entering Metro Manila

Año: Sa ngayon limited yung pinapayagan natin na makapasok sa Metro Manila. Kapag may valid reason lang. When there is doubt, then sorry

Año: Kung kayo wala naman kayong gagawin sa Metro Manila, 'wag na kayo pumasok dito

Año: Basta food, supplies, medical equipment lahat yan papapasukin sa Metro Manila

Año: Ang mga activities (including religious gatherings), 'wag na silang makipagcompete sa curfew

Año: We are in a different situation, kailangan natin ng coordination

PNP: We are hoping na ang mga tao nasa bahay na lang. Only those exempted -- mga nagtatrabaho -- sila lang ang lumabas

PNP: Before this day ends, maglalabas tayo ng locations ng checkpoints

PNP dismisses human rights concerns on community quarantine and curfew: Ang isipin natin ngayon ang karapatan nating mabuhay lahat

PNP: Wag niyong paikutan, do not circumvent this

Duque: Yung mga rapid diagnostic test, hindi yan parang pregnancy test. Kailangan pa rin niyan ng makina

Duque: Inatasan na natin ang FDA na i-evaluate ang rapid test kits mula South Korea

What qualifies as essential travel?
Año: If you are going to work, if you are seeking medical attention, if you are buying essential goods, if you are doing essential function like our government officials

What happens to those who will insist on non-essential travel?
Año: Sisitahin yan. Pauuwiin talaga yan. Kung magresist siya, aarestuhin siya. Very simple lang