By Jonathan Hicap The Muntinlupa City government has ordered exempted business establishments under the enhanced community quarantine to limit their operating hours from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi holds a meeting with supermarket and grocery operators to ensure that there is no shortage of supply for residents. (Photo courtesy of Muntinlupa PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Covered by City Ordinance 2020-070, which aims to limit the movement of people, are convenience stores, sari-sari stores, talipapa, groceries, and supermarkets. These establishments are also ordered to implement social distancing and violators will be given a warning for the first offense and cancellation of business permit for the remainder of the current year for the succeeding last offense. In addition, City Ordinance 2020-80 was approved ordering all non-exempt businesses to stop their operations. Exempted from this ordinance are supermarkets, groceries, and convenience stores; industries involved in food manufacturing, processing, distribution; industries involved in the provision of medicines, medical supplies and medical care; banks, padala centers and the like; water stations; and utilities. Mayor Jaime Fresnedi assured the public that there is no need for panic buying during the crisis as there is enough supply of basic items. The Muntinlupa City government has also implemented stricter enforcement of the 24-hour curfew to prevent people from going out of their homes unless they have a pass to buy food, medicine, and other essential items. Fresnedi said he has “ordered the round the clock curfew so that our kababayans will remain in their houses and reduce their risks of being infected by the virus.” Meanwhile, many Muntinlupa residents are complaining that they have not received their quarantine passes from their barangay officials. One barangay has delegated the duty of listing families and recipients of the passes to homeowners associations.