DTI encouraging workers to return to offices again under Alert Level 1

This August 19, 2020 photo shows the "mega contact-tracing center" in Valenzuela City.

The STAR / Boy Santos, file

MANILA, Philippines — With Metro Manila back under Alert Level 1, the national government's move towards the new normal continued as it encouraged workers to begin working on-site in their workplaces once more to stimulate spending and economic activity. 

Speaking at President Rodrigo Duterte's Talk to the People late Monday night, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said the move would allow micro, small, and medium enterprises in and around workplaces to recover financially.

MSMEs are the lifeblood of the Philippine economy, making up 62.66% of the country’s total employment. The vast majority of them are in the National Capital Region, according to the Department of Trade and Industry. 

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