MANILA, Philippines — Malacaang has ordered all government agencies located in general community quarantine (GCQ) areas to reduce their respective operational capacity between 30 and 50 percent from March 22 to April 4 in the wake of the surging number of new COVID-19 cases.
In Memorandum Circular No. 85 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, a higher capacity can only be observed as needed by agencies providing health and emergency frontline services, border control, and other critical services.
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The directive defined operational capacity as the number of employees or workers who are permitted or required…
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