Taguig City on Monday enforced a new curfew policy to allow commercial establishments to operate much longer hours amid the coronavirus disease outbreak.
Mayor Lino Edgardo Cayetano signed Executive Order 17 stating that all dispensable travels and mobility within the city will be temporarily restricted from 12 midnight until 3 a.m.
The new curfew period, according to Cayetano, has been shortened (from the initial 12 midnight to 4 a.m.) to give residents enough time to buy essential commodities, and to help boost the economy.
Last Friday, city officials led by Mayor Cayetano and his brother Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano visited some commercial establishments at the Bonifacio Global City High Street to ensure the safety of the shoppers, most especially this peak buying holiday season.
The city chief executive reiterated his reminder to residents to follow minimum health standards and health protocols to avoid the surge of COVID-19 infection in the city during the yuletide season.
Taguig City has one of the lowest numbers of active cases in the National Capital Region, monitoring only 72 active COVID-19 cases as of Dec. 11. It also has the lowest number of active cases per 100,000 population in the NCR with only seven active cases.
“With our achievements, Taguig City vows to continue its aggressive fight against COVID-19 to finally recover and be officially open for business,” said Mayor Cayetano.
Meanwhile, the City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit (CEDSU) and Barangay Health Centers continues conducting free COVID-19 testing for city residents from Monday to Friday.
Alongside the given schedule, regular drive-thru testing is available every Wednesday at BGC and every Friday at Lakeshore.