MANILA, Philippines — The “short-sighted and desperate” move to place the country under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) will not be enough to revive the economy, non-profit research group Ibon Foundation said Thursday.
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Chua earlier advised President Rodrigo Duterte to put the Philippines under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) beginning March.
According to Chua, the “less restrictive” MGCQ would allow industries previously prevented from operating by a strict lockdown to reopen, leading to the revival of the country’s ailing economy.
But while it recognized that the government’s “excessive” quarantine restrictions s…
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