Lopez backs gradual Luzon lockdown easing

Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez supports a gradual lifting of the Luzon lockdown starting mid-April.

Lopez recommends phased reopening to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases, emphasizing health checks and social distancing.

Essential businesses like manufacturing, food supply chains, supermarkets, and takeout services would resume operations first.

Non-essential activities such as concerts and mass gatherings will be discouraged even after lifting the quarantine.