Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion expressed his support to the shift of National Capital Region (NCR) to implement ‘granular lockdowns,’ or the localized strict implementation of restrictions led by various local government units in Metro Manila.
"I agree with the government’s move towards granular lockdowns, which will be data-driven approach to halt COVID-19 spread. It is the time that we try new approaches, and clearly this is the time when we need to learn to live with COVID-19. This will be around for quite some time and if we don't learn to live with it, then we’ll lose the war. This is the reason why I am proposing to test the ‘bakuna bubble.’ This is the same approach that the government is doing now. With granular lockdowns, our bakuna bubble starts with the family bubble by getting them all vaccinated. We can get the business bubble by having all of our employees vaccinated, and of course the transport sector as well by getting all frontliners vaccinated,” Concepcion stressed.
Concepcion also expressed his confidence that granular lockdowns to be implemented in various LGUs in NCR are a step forward due to local chief executive’s familiarity of the areas they already handle.
"We expect greater participation from local government heads in this effort as they fully know the landscape much better. The barangay chairmen play a key role in the success of the granular lockdowns. The success of these sectors getting vaccinated relies on the barangay captains. The parents will lead the family bubble while the CEOs and entrepreneurs will lead the business bubble. Attaining a minimum of 90 percent fully-vaccinated Philippine bubble will prevent our hospitals from being overwhelmed as the percentage of fully-vaccinated people being confined in hospitals is at about 30 percent and the chance of getting to the ICU is very minimal,” he said.
It can be recalled that the said localized approach to contain COVID-19 spread is also Concepcion’s proposal to President Duterte after their meeting last year.
He also explained that the implementation of granular lockdowns can go side-by-side with the measure he has proposed. According to Concepcion, these measures are only aimed at preventing the unvaccinated from contracting subsequent COVID-19 infections.
"So we should allow the vaccinated to have more mobility so they can create economic activity while protecting the unvaccinated from entering high-risk establishments, such as restaurants, parlors, and others. The unvaccinated can still move around with less risky establishments, which the LGUs and IATF can define. Sec. Año will play a key role in the execution, together of course with our mayors. I’m confident that they will do a good job,” Concepcion stressed.
Next Monday, September 13, Concepcion and MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos are also expected to lead another town hall with the private sector to discuss how granular lockdowns can efficiently be maximized to fight COVID-19.
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