considering po that let's say for barbershops / salons, they account for about 400,000 workers; yung restaurants, 1.7 million workers," explained Lopez. Given this, it's important they are allowed to open earlier, which is why the government gave them the go signal to operate under GCQ, he added.
[Translation: If you remember last month, these sectors started operating again, considering barbershops salons account for 400,000 workers while restaurants 1.7 million.] With this, the Inter-Agency Task Force is also looking into the request of barbershops and salons to allow them to offer services other than haircuts provided the customer turnover is just as fast, added Lopez.
Aside from the capital region, Benguet, Cavite, Rizal, Lapu-Lapu City, Leyte, Ormoc and Southern Leyte have been placed under GCQ along with Talisay City, Minglanilla, and Consolacion of Cebu province