Interior Secretary Ronaldo Puno on Thursday night announced the curfew that Malacañang palace has imposed after the seige at the Manila Peninsula Hotel in Makati City. Watch the video clip after the jump.

The curfew will start at 12 a.m. and end at 5 a.m. of Friday with in Metro Manila, Central Luzon and Southern Tagalog. Exempted from the curfew are:

* Deliveries of products and services
* Passengers of airlines with an early-morning or late-night flight
* Emergency cases
* Drivers of public utility vehicles such as taxis, buses and jeeps
* Doctors and health care practitioners on duty
* Police and military personnel on duty
* Emergency response persons such as firemen and paramedics
* Night-shift workers such as call center agents
* Media crews on duty
* Provincial bus passengers and commuters
* Diplomatic corps

Source: www.gmanews.tv