Owners of Small Businesses Appeal to Gov’t
SMALL BUSINESSES IN PH – Some business owners in the Philippines worry over the possible return of stricter quarantine measures.
The economy of the Philippines suffered a lot amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The community quarantine measures halted major operations of some businesses and even essential firms have to make adjustments. These are in cooperation with the fight against the spread of the virus.
The strict community quarantine measures called for the suspension of some business operations not only for days but for weeks. The new normal has also trained a lot of people to only go out for essential purposes thus some businesses that do not offer essential services could hardly thrive despite being allowed to operate.
Many small businesses in the country had no choice but to temporarily or permanently close amid strict community quarantine measures. Most of these are those that rely on daily profits to continue.
The daily record of the new COVID-19 cases in the country dropped and community quarantine measures were eased. However, there is a new threat now – the Omicron which was identified as a “highly mutated” variant of COVID-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) warned countries to implement protocols to prevent its entry and spread.
Amid the threat of Omicron, small businesses in the Philippines are worried that strict community quarantine measures may be implemented again. Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, among these businesses are salons and barbershops.
Owners and employees of small businesses in the country are appealing to the government not to allow Omicron to reach the Philippines. Based on the report, The Presidential adviser for entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion believes that the COVID-19 vaccines can prevent severe cases. He also suggested speeding up the vaccinations including the booster shots to the fully vaccinated individuals.
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