President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to business owners to consider suspending operations at the height of the coronavirus disease or COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines.
This, as Duterte placed the entire Luzon under an ‘enhanced community quarantine’.
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“Kayong mga negosyante tone down… if possible, entirely stop your operations. Sandali lang naman ito,” Duterte said.
The President added that it is important to know that there should not be space for the virus to thrive, especially in the workplace.
“Our response is to not leave any quarter of our enemy by preventing close contact. The only way to ensure its effectivity at this time is to put in effect enhanced quarantine… to last until April 12 or earlier,” he said.
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Duterte assured the public that government agencies will be on standby to help them during the quarantine period.
“I have directed the DWSD, DOLE, DOF to put in place all feasible measures that will ease the burden of the community quarantine in our country, especially those who are living on daily wages and micro, small and medium enterprises,” Duterte added.
