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One of the sectors really hurting because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting stay-at-home/physical distancing guidelines imposed by government is business, specifically micro and small enterprises. I have said in the past that the priority during this crisis should be life and health over economics but for small enterprises their businesses are their lifeline.

Now is the time for our health experts and authorities to pause. The Philippines has so far successfully managed to contain the spread of Covid-19 and built up more health facilities to accommodate more cases if needed. The government, thus, may now take this opportunity to reopen the economy and restore the jobs of millions of workers.

I believe we will emerge stronger as a nation from the Covid-19 pandemic once it is contained.
For now, we need to remain cautious after the pandemic infected 2.7 million people and killed more than 190,000 globally as of April 23, 2020.