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Go joins calls to extend ECQ period
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon supports extending the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon until April 30, stressing the need for more data and ensuring food supply.
Drilon also suggested a phased economic reopening starting in May and June, with potential relaxation of some restrictions while maintaining bans on travel and gatherings.
Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go supports extending the ECQ for at least two more weeks, believing it will help contain Covid-19, especially with increased testing capacity.
Go emphasized that extending the ECQ would allow for effective isolation of positive cases and appealed to the Executive branch to provide necessary assistance to affected families.
He urged agencies to perfect the distribution system for food and cash assistance, ensuring it reaches those most in need promptly.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian warned that lifting the ECQ prematurely would undermine mass testing results and accelerate the virus's spread.
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