While previously the government mulled the hiring of jobless drivers as contact tracers, Palace spokesman Harry Roque said the government had come up with a more “viable” plan of hiring them for delivery services.
The court ordered the discharge after Elmer Cordero posted the P10,000 bond.
Jeepney drivers who have been jobless due to the active community quarantines could soon be recruited as contact tracers for Covid-19, Palace spokesman Harry Roque said Wednesday.
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced on Wednesday that buses and jeepneys cannot operate even if the National Capital Region shifts to a general community quarantine (GCQ).
With the national government’s decision to implement a modified enhanced community quarantine in densely populated National Capital Region, Laguna and Cebu City by Saturday, May 16, and the economy slowly but surely on its way to reopening, jeepney drivers and operators and bus companies have begun asking what’s in store for them and their families.