A tricycle transports a passenger with bags of food along a highway in Manila, the Philippines, on July 19, 2021. - Bloomberg
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): Hair stylist Claire Ann Milan, 43, earns just enough to buy food and other daily needs for her household. Car shop machinist Ronaldo Morales, 49, is the breadwinner for a family of six. Both will be made to fend for themselves when Metro Manila and nearby provinces are locked down for two weeks starting Friday (Aug 6).
They are among the 167,000 Metro Manila workers expected by the Department of Labour and Employment to be affected as the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the strictest category in the fight against the pandemic, would force establishments in non-essential sectors, such as beauty and wellness as well as car repair, to close shop.
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