MANILA -- Soaked from a powerful typhoon, the Philippines on Friday prepared for the cautious easing of a 2-month-old coronavirus lockdown to revive its shrinking economy and halt job losses that topp
ed the 1-million mark.
"We ask the public, especially those who will be hit by Typhoon Ambo, to remain vigilant and to cooperate with authorities as they implement their disaster preparedness and response to ensure everyone's safety," Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said Friday. Public transport is banned in modified ECQ and limited in the rest of the country, which is under a general community quarantine or GCQ. Mall operators agreed to cut free WiFi and lower aircon settings to discourage loitering
"The easing up of the restrictions, hindi iyan ibig sabihin na wala na ang COVID, just because we allow certain people," President Rodrigo Duterte said in a taped address, aired on May 12.The economy shrank by 0.2 percent in the first quarter, the first contraction in 22 years as the lockdown that started on March 17 shut businesses and forced people to stay at home. The government revised its growth forecast for 2020 to a contraction of 2 to 3.4 percent.
Typhoon Ambo hit land for the sixth time on Friday morning and moved south of the capital, as pandemic protocols complicated the evacuation of tens of thousands.
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