Although the Inter-Agency Task Force’s (IATF) recommendation to place the entire country under the more lenient modified general community quarantine is yet to start on March 1, traders and shoppers are already back in droves on the busy streets of Recto Avenue, Manila where Divisoria Market is located.
Divisoria is the ultimate hunting ground for cheapskates who want to buy items on basement prices. The government is saying that physical distancing and other health protocols must still be observed even if the country is placed under MGCQ status. (ROBIN RICOHERMOSO)