20-01 dated Thursday, October 22 but released Sunday, the interior, labor, and trade departments said this was to allow more workers and buyers to contribute to the economy. The curfew implementation shall be guided by the respective local ordinance," the joint document read. SWS in an earlier survey also found that joblessness in the adult labor force was at a record-high 45.5% as of August this year. The Joint Task Force COVID Shield, which serves as the quarantine enforcement arm of the coronavirus task force, announced on Thursday that it would be ordering more police on the streets of cities and towns as well as in business districts with the easing of quarantine restrictions. In its latest case bulletin Sunday afternoon, the Department of Health added 2,223 new coronavirus cases, bringing the national caseload to 370,028.

Source: Philippine Star October 25, 2020 08:15 UTC