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Makati Business Club backs granular lockdowns
The Makati Business Club (MBC) is urging for the reopening of the economy, citing public frustration and desperation due to prolonged quarantine measures.
The MBC welcomes strategies like vaccination incentives and granular lockdowns if they are reinforced by robust contact tracing, quarantine, isolation, and testing systems.
The private sector has pledged to assist the government in developing measures for a safe economic reopening.
The MBC emphasized the importance of accelerating the ongoing vaccination program, which the private sector actively supports.
This comes after the pilot implementation of granular lockdowns in Metro Manila was postponed, with the MECQ being extended until September 15, 2021.
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