Alert Level 3 displaces 11.5K workers
As of Wednesday, at least 11,500 workers have lost their jobs due to Alert Level 3 implementation in Metro Manila and other areas.
DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III said this number is lower than the initial estimate of 100,000 to 200,000 displaced workers.
Bello added that around 20,000 workers have had their working hours reduced under flexible work arrangements.
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