AROUND 3.5 million Filipinos of working age were left stranded due to community quarantine measures implemented across the country to curb the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.

The mobile phone survey from July 3 to 6 among 1,555 respondents showed that 5.1 percent of working-age Filipinos or those 18 years old and above were not staying at their permanent residence during lockdown.

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