GENERAL ORDER NO. 23

: General Order No. 23 authorizes the Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), to extend the curfew hours prescribed in General Order No. 4 for critical areas as determined by military necessity.
: The curfew is enforced between twelve midnight and four o'clock in the morning throughout the Philippines.
: The curfew duration can be extended by the Chief of Staff, AFP, for critical areas consistent with the requirements of military necessity.
: Only persons authorized in writing by the military commander-in-charge of their area of residence are allowed to move outside during curfew hours.
: Persons who violate the curfew may be arrested, taken into custody, and held within the nearest military camp until noon the following day, unless valid reasons justify continued detention, in which case they shall be transferred to the nearest prison camp.
: Violators can be detained up to twelve o'clock noon of the day following their apprehension unless there are valid and compelling reasons for continued detention.
: The curfew applies throughout the entire Philippines, but extensions may be specified only for critical areas determined by the Chief of Staff, AFP.
: The military commander-in-charge of an area can authorize in writing persons to move outside their residence during curfew hours.
: Non-compliance results in arrest, detention in military camp or prison, and restrictions on movement without proper authorization.