Allowing minors to go outside their residences in Metro Manila is up to each respective local government unit (LGU), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Friday.
Interior Undersecretary Epimaco Densing said in a DZBB interview that minors would “generally” be allowed to go outdoors.
“Generally, papayagan po iyan. So depende na po ‘yan sa NCR mayors,’’ Densing said.
Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 from Oct. 16 to 31.
Densing said mayors did not come up with a uniform policy as the local chief executives had opposing stands.
Metro Manila is the host of the country’s pilot vaccination of minors.
Covid-19 reproduction in the capital region has been on the decline as of late, the Octa Research Group has noted.
Metro Manila has 16,867 active Covid-19 cases as of Oct. 14. John Ezekiel J. Hirro