NCR mayors to issue guidelines on children mobility by Monday

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Benhur Abalos on Sunday said National Capital Region mayors will release on Monday a resolution regarding the mobility of children as the region shifts to a more relaxed Alert Level 3 COVID-19 restrictions until the end of the month.

Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, Abalos said children ages 17 and below are allowed to go outside their homes to exercise, buy essential goods and services, and for intrazonal and interzonal travel.

Meanwhile, San Juan City's Francis Zamora said, "Patuloy pang inaayos ang mga panuntunan kaugnay sa paglabas o pagbiyahe ng mga bata sa ilalim ng Alert Level 3."

"Intrazonal and interzonal travel shall be allowed subject to reasonable restrictions based on age, comorbidities as may be determined by local government units," he added, citing the IATF resolution.

Zamora said LGUs only have a say in the intrazonal and interzonal travel of children.

"Bukas ilalabas ang mga panuntunan sa paglabas ng mga bata... Ang IATF ang nagtatakda ng mga panuntunan at hindi ang mga alkalde," he added.

As earlier announced, the NCR is under Alert Level 3 until the end of October.

On Sunday, the country recorded a total of 2,720,368 COVID-19 caseload with 2,598,052 recoveries, and 40,675 deaths. —LBG, GMA News