‘Since the Delta variant spreads exponentially, we should not let our guards down and implement necessary restrictions to contain the virus,’ says MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos

While the Metro Manila Council recognizes the imperative to gradually and cautiously open the economy in order to increase business activities, reduce unemployment and underemployment, and promote economic growth, it is equally mindful of the paramount interests of life and health and the strict implementation of the prevent, detect, isolate, treat, and reintegrate strategies, the resolution said.