MANILA, Philippines — For Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda, the proposal to declare the entire country under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) in a bid to help the economy bounce back will not have much impact if the majority of healthcare workers remain unvaccinated and public transportation is still limited.
“The impact of the shift to MGCQ will not be as large as quick vaccine rollout, because only [the National Capital Region’] NCR and a few provinces and cities are still in GCQ [general community quarantine],” Salceda said in a statement.
“The vaccination for our healthcare workers must go hand-in-hand with the reopening, however. It will ensure that we have t…
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