As was agreed on by the Metro Manila Council, Pasig’s curfew runs from 8 pm to 5 am, during which all citizens are expected to stay indoors unless they fall under the following exceptions:People responding to emergenciesIn Pasig’s Barangay Santolan, the police patrol began a few minutes past 9 pm. Joined by barangay security officers, they merely urged people they found outdoors to go home and stay indoors until morning. They ordered shops and stores to close for the night.
It was too early to mete out punishment on violators, as the law under normal circumstances requires a two-week interim after an ordinance’s publication before it can be enforced with penalties.“Although the word used is ‘curfew,’ the focus is really on encouraging people who are simply loitering or roaming around to go home,” Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto told Rappler in a message.