While supporting a gradual and calibrated lifting of the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon, De Lima thumbed down the idea of a total lockdown as it “can only mean more hungry and angry people.” | NAMercadoINQ
“But the experience on the ground starkly reveals otherwise,” De Lima said.
“There are many tales of confusion, slowness, discontentment, and frustrations over the distribution of cash aid, with questionable or deficient, ever-changing guidelines issued by the DSWD . The matter of exclusions or disqualification as aid beneficiaries is particularly contentious,” she added.“I’m for a thoroughly-assessed, well-planned gradual, calibrated lifting of ECQ, and selective quarantine, case-to-case, by barangay and by industry as to work resumption,” the senator added.
De Lima, however, said that she defers to experts in health and governance in coming up with the final decision. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque has said that experts invited by President Rodrigo Duterte did not recommend a total lockdown or a
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