Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada has ordered the police and the City Security Force (CSF) to strictly enforce the city’s curfew ordinance.
The mayor directed authorities to ensure that no youngsters are roaming the streets during curfew hours following a riot between two groups of teenagers at the corner of P. Paredes and S.H. Loyola Streets in Sampaloc late Wednesday night.
Under City Ordinance No. 8547 or Discipline Hour, minors aged 18 below are prohibited from wandering the streets from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m..
Curfew violators will have to undergo intervention programs in their barangays or do community service.
Meanwhile, their parents will have to pay a fine of P2, 000 to P5, 000 or face one to six months of jail time.
The Manila Police District has already increased visibility patrol to prevent similar incident from happening again. (Ria Fernandez)
