MANILA, Philippines — Albay Gov. Al Francis Bichara on Wednesday rejected the recommendation to place the province under the strictest enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) due to increasing COVID-19 cases.
Bichara said it is the residents who refuse to be under ECQ as they fear losing their jobs anew because such community quarantine means a stringent restriction on the movement of people. He also saidthe local government now lacks funds to extend financial aid to residents affected by the lockdown.
“‘Yung mga tao, ayaw na mag-ECQ dahil ‘yung mga nagtatrabaho, isang kahig, isang tuka, mawawalan ng trabaho sila,” Bichara said in a public briefing.
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