By Pearl Gumapos
Presidential adviser for entrepreneurship Sec. Joey Concepcion on Tuesday (Feb. 15) said it is important to keep the momentum against COVID-19 going.
He said it will help in boosting the country’s economy.
“Itong momentum natin, kasing ganda ng last quarter natin, sana tuloy-tuloy na ito sa pag-unlad ng ekonomiya natin. Importante talaga dito ay mabuksan na natin iyong mga ibang negosyo,” Concepcion said during the Laging Handa public briefing.
“Importante dito sa NCR ang booster shots para mabuksan na natin at ibaba na natin sa Alert Level 1. Sa ibang lugar ay mataas pa iyong ibang kaso, iyong positivity [rate] katulad dito sa Iloilo City na halos 25%. Pero diyan sa mga lugar na 10% and below, we have a better chance to open them up,” he said.
Concepcion then appealed to the public to get vaccinated to help control the pandemic.
“I’m appealing to all our citizens that this vaccination has to continue para tuloy-tuloy tayo at we will see that we will eb able to control the pandemic and eventually move towards an endemic state,” he said.
“Pero nasa atin na rin iyan. We have to be vigilant,” he added.
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