Mayor Isko: More Manila streets 'to take a bath'; curfew declared for minors

Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno Domagoso vowed to continue giving Manila's streets and major thoroughfares a bath and thorough scrubbing to restore their cleanliness after years of neglect. He also ordered the imposition of curfew for minors in the city.

- By DIANN CALUCIN

Under Executive Order No. 2, minors are prohibited from staying in public spaces from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m.

The mayor personally inspected, together with the Manila Police District (MPD) units and barangay officials, Radial Road 10 or R-10, a known route for informal settlements, street vendors, and transient foot traffic, as well as Welcome Rotonda, Espana Boulevard, and R. Papa Street in Tondo.

According to Domagoso, these areas have historically seen incidents involving minors exposed to criminal elements or solvent abuse.

In a Facebook post, Domagoso showed photos of a cleaned-up Divisoria in stark contrast with how it used to look - mountains of garbage, vendors occupying the streets, and sidecars and e-trikes plying everywhere.