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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 14) Vice President Leni Robredo has called on government officials to conduct consultations with localities and other sectors before implementing policies in the middle of the pandemic. Uunahin yung mga sinehan, mga interactive game arcades, enclosed, more than an hour magkasama yung mga taong nandoon. Hindi ko alam kung based ito sa science, she said.
[Translation: They want to prioritize the cinemas, interactive game arcades, but these areas are enclosed and people will likely stay here for more thna hour. I don t know if this is based on science.] Di ko talaga maintindihan kung ano yung science behind it. Naiintindihan natin na kailangan nang buksan yung ekonomiya pero kita naman natin kahit na buksan yung mga mall, walang umiikot, kakaunti talaga dahil takot pa ang mga tao, Robredo added.
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