AROUND 4.1 million Filipinos of working age were left stranded due to community quarantine phases implemented across the country, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Saturday.

The mobile phone survey, conducted from May 4 to 10 among 4,010 respondents, showed that 5.4 percent of working-age Filipinos or those 15 years old and above were not staying at their permanent residence during lockdown.

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