ECQ left 4.1 M Filipinos stranded – survey
Published Jun 13, 2020 12:00 am
By Joseph Pedrajas
Around 4.1 million Filipinos were left stranded following the imposition of the lockdown or the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) by the government to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
(Photo by Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
In a survey conducted from May 4 to 10 among 4,010 respondents, SWS found that 5.4 percent of working-age Filipinos or those 15 years old and above were not staying at their permanent residence during the period of lockdown.
The question asked of them was: “Gusto po sana naming malaman ang lugar kung saan kayo kasalukuyang tumutuloy. Kayo po ba sa kasalukuyan ay... namamalagi sa lugar ng permanenteng tirahan, o namamalagi sa ibang lugar dahil doon na inabutan ng ECQ (We would like to know about your current location. Are you currently… staying in your place of permanent residence, or staying in another place because of the ECQ)?”
According to SWS, Balance Luzon (whole Luzon, except Metro Manila) recorded the highest number of stranded Filipinos, at about 1.8 million. It was followed by Mindanao, at 1.1 million, Visayas, at 710,000, and Metro Manila, at 490,000.
The survey also found that 2 million Filipinos were stranded in areas under ECQ, comprising 5 percent of their total population, while 2.1 million Filipinos in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ), comprising the 5.9 percent of the population.
The ECQ and GCQ area classification is based on Executive Order 112, which had the following areas under ECQ up to May 15, 2020: NCR, Region III (except Aurora Province), Region IV-A, Benguet Province, Pangasinan Province, Iloilo Province, Cebu Province, Bacolod City, and Davao City. All other areas were classified under GCQ, SWS said.
SWS added that the number of those stranded by the quarantine were 980,000 (11.5 percent) among the 18- 24 year olds, 1.2 million (6.9 percent) among the 25-34 year olds, 800,000 (4.2 percent) among the 35-44 year olds, 570,000 (4.1 percent) among the 45-54 year olds, 520,000 (3.2 percent) among those 55 years old and above, and 20,000 (2.7 percent) among the 15-17 year olds.
Meanwhile, Pasay City Mayor Emi-Calixto Rubiano called on fellow mayors to accommodate returning residents who got stranded in the vicinity of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
In a statement released Saturday, Rubiano said she spoke with Department of the Interior and Local Government-National Capital Region Director Maria Lourdes Agustin and found out that some local government units (LGUs) are not ready to accept stranded persons. (With a report from Dhel Nazario)
(Photo by Jansen Romero / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
In a survey conducted from May 4 to 10 among 4,010 respondents, SWS found that 5.4 percent of working-age Filipinos or those 15 years old and above were not staying at their permanent residence during the period of lockdown.
The question asked of them was: “Gusto po sana naming malaman ang lugar kung saan kayo kasalukuyang tumutuloy. Kayo po ba sa kasalukuyan ay... namamalagi sa lugar ng permanenteng tirahan, o namamalagi sa ibang lugar dahil doon na inabutan ng ECQ (We would like to know about your current location. Are you currently… staying in your place of permanent residence, or staying in another place because of the ECQ)?”
According to SWS, Balance Luzon (whole Luzon, except Metro Manila) recorded the highest number of stranded Filipinos, at about 1.8 million. It was followed by Mindanao, at 1.1 million, Visayas, at 710,000, and Metro Manila, at 490,000.
The survey also found that 2 million Filipinos were stranded in areas under ECQ, comprising 5 percent of their total population, while 2.1 million Filipinos in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ), comprising the 5.9 percent of the population.
The ECQ and GCQ area classification is based on Executive Order 112, which had the following areas under ECQ up to May 15, 2020: NCR, Region III (except Aurora Province), Region IV-A, Benguet Province, Pangasinan Province, Iloilo Province, Cebu Province, Bacolod City, and Davao City. All other areas were classified under GCQ, SWS said.
SWS added that the number of those stranded by the quarantine were 980,000 (11.5 percent) among the 18- 24 year olds, 1.2 million (6.9 percent) among the 25-34 year olds, 800,000 (4.2 percent) among the 35-44 year olds, 570,000 (4.1 percent) among the 45-54 year olds, 520,000 (3.2 percent) among those 55 years old and above, and 20,000 (2.7 percent) among the 15-17 year olds.
Meanwhile, Pasay City Mayor Emi-Calixto Rubiano called on fellow mayors to accommodate returning residents who got stranded in the vicinity of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
In a statement released Saturday, Rubiano said she spoke with Department of the Interior and Local Government-National Capital Region Director Maria Lourdes Agustin and found out that some local government units (LGUs) are not ready to accept stranded persons. (With a report from Dhel Nazario)