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Published March 10, 2021, 6:00 AM
The business sector is asking the government to accelerate COVID-19 vaccination because they are already in the “last phase,” stressing that adding six months or one year more of quarantine would mean closures of most enterprises to the detriment of more Filipinos, especially the poor.
This was pointed out by Henry Lim Bon Liong, president of the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII), during the virtual “Pandesal Forum”.
FFCCCII President Dr. Henry Lim Bon Liong
“Talagang last phase na kame and if we will do six months or another year of quarantine most firms will shutdown,” Lim pointed out reiterating the business sector and Socio-Economic Planning Acting Secretary Karl Kedrick Chua’s call for the further reopening of the domestic economy.