EXCERPT

In a statement, the business groups said among those most adversely affected by the predominant WFH setup in the past two years were the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), which retained just a fraction of the 5.38 million jobs nationwide across all segments in 2020.

With the vaccination rate in Metro Manila now at 70.4 percent and nationwide at 57.1 percent and with new COVID cases at very low levels, the groups welcomed the current alert level 1 that allows unrestricted mobility and establishments to enjoy full capacity.

“We now look forward to heightened business activity, which will benefit the entire nation and spur its return to economic wellness. The path to recovery, we aver, begins with the presence in the business and commercial centers of our country’s workers,” the group said.

READ FULL ARTICLE HERE