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In the not-so-distant future, motor vehicles running on Edsa and other thoroughfares will be fueled by biomass, hydro dams, geothermal energy, and wind and solar power. Electric-powered vehicles and public transportation, and renewable energy sources are the new normal and the wave of the future.

I am glad that most of the candidates for president have expressed their willingness to continue, in one form or another, “Build, Build, Build,” which is the flagship program of President Rodrigo Duterte. There was some worry that because of the acrimony in Philippine politics and the prospects of discontinuity as a new administration takes over the infrastructure program will be terminated. In several of the debates and interviews, many of the frontrunners in the presidential race have expressed their intention to pursue infrastructure development if they win in the May 2022 elections.

I see no other reason why we should not transition to Alert Level 0, where restrictions if any, are most relaxed. All health metrics support the full reopening of the economy. Removing all Covid-19 restrictions, save perhaps for the wearing of face masks, will unleash the full potential of the economy.