"Mga 200 to 300 thousand po na empleyado ang muling nakabalik dahil dito sa declaration ng heightened restriction under GCQ ," Trade Undersecretary Erineo Vizmonte said in a televised public briefing.
Some 1 million were out of work in the NCR Plus area when it was still under modified enhanced community quarantine, the second loosest lockdown level, the trade department had said. Under the GCQ with "heightened restrictions" effective until May 31, entertainment centers, bars, and gambling halls will remain closed, among others, said Vizmonte.
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