Bacoor, Cavite barangay moments away before total lockdown

Barangay Molino III in Bacoor, Cavite is less than an hour away from being placed under total lockdown amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) threat.

According to John Consulta's Thursday report on 24 Oras, the barangay has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the whole city at 12 out of 66.

At 12:01 a.m. of Friday, 23,000 households within the barangay will be prohibited from leaving their houses until April 30.

"Majority of their citizenry ay may history po ng family contaminations, so aside from that marami po sa kanila din ang health workers na nag-register po na COVID-positive," Bacoor Mayor Lani Mercado Revilla said.

"So 'yun po ang mga dahilan kung bakit po ginagawa itong lockdown na ito. We want to contain the barangay. Ayaw na natin mag-spread ito at lumalala," she added.

Only one representative of each family will be allowed to shop for supplies at the market within the barangay once a week using a new quarantine pass.

Senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and pregnant women will no longer be allowed to leave their houses.

The local government unit said it has already started distributing another batch of aid for the residents.

"Meron po kaming third round ng relief ngayon, on-going, sa lahat po ng sub-divisions at saka mga locations within Molino-3. Tuloy din po 'yung distribution ng SAP sa kanila," Revilla said.

"Masakit po itong deklarasyon na ito para sa akin, but we have to flatten the curve," she added.

According to the report, help is expected from the military once the lockdown is in place.

The local government unit of Bacoor said that residents of Molino III may call their hotline should they need help while in lockdown. -Joahna Lei Casilao/MDM, GMA News