Philippines Loses ₱700 Million Daily while Metro Manila is Under GCQ

The country’s economic planning chief said that the Philippines loses ₱700 million daily as Metro Manila and other regions remain under general community quarantine (GCQ).

Karl Chua, Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary, said keeping these areas under GCQ was the correct decision until more is known about the new variants of the coronavirus.

Chua added “The good news is we have lived with this virus already, so we will go through another month of GCQ but I’m confident that when the vaccine and the data that we show that we can better manage the economy by reopening further and safely,”

Metro Manila, the entire Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and six other areas are set to remain under GCQ for the whole of February.

Source: ABS-CBN