A liquor ban will be in effect in Manila for the duration of the Bar Exams this September, the city government's public information office said.
The order is contained in Executive Order 24, which Manila Mayor Maria Sheila 'Honey' Lacuna-Pangan signed this week.Under the order, the ban on liquor, ambulant vendors and other 'disruptive' activities will be enforced within the 500-meter radius of San Beda University and University of Santo Tomas on the following dates and times: -midnight of September 16 to 10 p.m of September 17-midnight of September 19 to 10 p.m. of September 20-midnight of September 23 to 10 p.m.
of September 24Ambulant vendors are prohibited within the same area of both testing sites on the following dates:-midnight of September 16 to midnight of September 18-midnight of September 19 to midnight of September 21-midnight of September 23 to midnight of September 25The use of equipment emitting loud or disturbing sounds such as but not limited to videoke, karaoke, loud sound systems, as well as disruptive activities, are also banned during the dates and times mentioned.