MANILA, Philippines — Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Wednesday backed the proposal of the National Economic Development Authority (Neda) to shift the entire Philippines to modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) status by March, citing the need to cushion the blow of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“I personally agree with Neda’s proposal to place the entire country under MGCQ next month… It is about time we safely relax pandemic restrictions to lessen the impact of COVID-19 on the economy,” said Velasco in a statement.
In his presentation to President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, acting Neda chief Karl Kendrick Chua explained that by placing the entire country under MGCQ, it would al…
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