DILG Bans Street Drinking, Late-Night Videoke

Curfews on minors: Does DILG actually have the power?

Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla announced on Monday, April 6, the operational details of a “Safer Metro Manila Plan” which includes a 10 pm curfew for minors — defined as anyone 18 years old and below — unless they’re headed to, or coming from, school or work. But can the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) really do that, given that the Supreme Court not so long ago ruled similar ordinances unconstitutional? Let’s discuss. …

DILG bans street drinking, late-night videoke

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Monday announced a ban on street drinking and late-night videoke.It also banned men from roaming topless and imposed a curfew for minors.“Just to be clear, we have [the] Anti-Public Intoxication Act. Drinking on the streets is no longer allowed. You can no longer place chairs and tables on the road and go on a drinking spree anymore,” Interior Secretary JonVic Remulla s…

New curfew: DILG bans minors from Metro Manila streets after 10 p.m.

The policy also bans public drinking and gambling at night, with exceptions allowed for permitted community events.