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Going to work still a struggle for many workers amid MECQ in NCR, nearby areas
Employees in Metro Manila were forced to walk or use bicycles to get to work on the first days of the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) due to the lack of available transportation.
Some workers, like Jhenday Atbigos, endured long walks to reach their workplaces, with one report mentioning a two-hour trek from Antipolo to Marikina.
The two-week MECQ in Metro Manila and nearby areas was implemented after health frontliners requested a "timeout" to recalibrate strategies against COVID-19 amid a surge in cases and the exhaustion of healthcare workers.
On the second day of MECQ, workers were seen walking even before sunrise and despite drizzly weather on Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City.
One worker, Eric Fabian Jr., walked from Fairview to Commonwealth Market to buy goods for his livelihood, expressing a desire for public transportation like buses to return.
Others who were stranded tried to hitch rides with private motorists, while police checkpoints for motorcycle riders caused traffic build-up on Marcos Highway.
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