Mayor Isko Moreno signed on Tuesday night Ordinance No. 8688, which prohibits the use of karaoke and videoke machines as well as other sound-producing devices from Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Moreno said he approved the ordinance in response to complaints of parents and students whose online classes are disrupted by the noise.
Moreno said he has received complaints from parents of students, who were distracted by neighbors using karaokes since classes in public schools opened on Monday.
Face-to-face classes in both public and private schools have been suspended amid the threat of COVID-19.
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