WORKING FOR HERD IMMUNITY Presidential Adviser for Economic Affairs Jose Maria ‘Joey’ Concepcion 3rd (topmost left) leads panelists and reactors during a town hall meeting, with the theme ‘How to Achieve a Merry Christmas and Better New Year 2022’ on July 9, 2021 via Zoom and Facebook Live. The others are: (First row, from left) Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd, Testing Czar Secretary Vivencio Dizon, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei Nograles, MMDA Chairman Benjamin Abalos Jr., European Union Charge
de Affaires Rafael de Bustamante Tello; (Second row, from left) Group President Michael Tan, DoH Technical Advisory Group member Dr. Edsel Maurice Salvana, OCTA Research Fellow Fr.
Nicanor Austriaco OP, OCTA Senior Research Fellow Dr. Guido David, OCTA Research Founder Prof. Ranjit Rye, McDonalds Philippines Senior VP for Marketing Margot Torres; (Third row,
from left) Health Reform advocate Dr. Anthony Leachon, Go Negosyo Senior Advisor Josephine Romero, XCess Salon President Federico Moreno, Ayala Land Offices head Carol Mills, CNN Philippines Anchors Pia Hontiveros and Rico Hizon. SCREENGRAB VIA ZOOM
THE proposed adoption of "micro-herd immunity" and "safe spaces" in malls and other workplaces will further ease coronavirus capacity restrictions on businesses, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose Maria "Joey" Concepcion 3rd said, as the country's economy continued to gradually open up.
Concepcion made the statement during a recent virtual town hall meeting with experts, government officials and private sector representatives, where they threshed out strategies for the safe reopening of the Philippine economy.