CITY OF CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines — Oriental Mindoro Gov. Humerlito Dolor has requested private businesses to suspend the “no work, no pay policy” for employees showing symptoms of COVID-19 and are thus prohibited from reporting to work.
The request is part of 17-page Executive Order No. 16, which details measures that will be implemented from April 11 to 30 while the province is under a modified general community quarantine to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Dolor issued the order, which was written in Filipino, on Saturday, April 10.
According to Dolor, the order was the result of agreements reached after consultations with officials of local government units, n…
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