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MANILA, Philippines — More than 7,000 motorcycle riders nationwide were given warnings or were made to pay fines for violating rules on pillion riding which was exclusively allowed by authorities for married couples and couples who live together during quarantine, the Joint Task Force COVID Shield said on Sunday. Task force commander Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said a total of 7,091 violators were either issued warnings or were made to pay fines from July 10, when pillion riding was allowed, until July 18.