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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 25) – Several government agencies publish a joint notice urging Local Government Units to facilitate curfew hours and business enterprises to adopt multiple, staggered work shifts to further open up the economy.
Joint Notice No. 20-01 of the three agencies, published on Sunday, said: “Business establishments are required to adopt multiple and staggered work shifts (workers must be able to adopt a work shift schedule from, for example, 7 am, 8 am, 9 am, and so on) to allow more workers to report to work while maintaining physical distance requirements, to spread congestion on our highways and ease the demand for public transportation. “< https://dtiwebfiles.s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/COVID19Resources/COVID-19+Advisories/221020_DTI-DOLE-DILG_Adv2001.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0Q_ILhpI2B-N4L5WohwDeAL5w_I20RDpNnO8ZEypF4aHaXZmJfh98XynI>>
The joint advice is part of the various measures aimed at restimulating the economy, which was severely affected by the COVID-19 crisis, causing unemployment and poverty for many.
The notice also mentioned the easing of the curfew hours from 10 pm to 5 am, from 12 am to 4 am that will be implemented in all areas of Metro Manila except in the city of Navotas.
The shorter curfew was mentioned by the Metro Manila City Council and the Mayor of Parañaque, Edwin Olivarez, last week, and the general manager of the Metropolitan Development Authority of Manila, Jojo García, said that this proposal has been ” approved in principle “by the Inter-institutional Working Group since the suggestion came from the Cabinet. secretaries.
Despite these changes, authorities still advise the public to follow health protocol when leaving to avoid the risk of infection.
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