CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines — A month after local government units imposed drastic quarantine measures in Northern Mindanao more than 106,000 workers were left without jobs and are now
Nicanor Borja, Associated Labor Union-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines director for regional operations, said many firms especially in the informal sector and shopping malls suddenly found themselves without customers after government advised residents to stay at home.He said the informal sector like vendors, fishermen and laborers were also badly affected by the quarantine measures implemented to stop the COVID-19 .
Borja said transportation companies like the Rural Transit Inc., now only maintain a skeletal force to run its buses.
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