According to Mayor Francis Zamora, curfew hours are shortened from 12 midnight to 3 a.m. beginning December 1 "to give our constituents ample time to prepare for the Christmas season."
With a current tally of 162 active cases, the local government of Laoag City is considering to close its public market to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government has hired more contact tracers for CAR so that possible carriers of COVID-19 are immediately identified and isolated.
At least 36 residents involved in the pyrotechnics/fireworks industry received some PHP10,000 worth of livelihood package as part of DTI's livelihood assistance program.