Manila, April 27 -- Senator Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go on Monday stressed the need to speed up the development of the countryside by veering away from a centralized approach to governance through a proposed "Balik-Probinsya" program.
Go said congestion in Metro Manila proves to be a significant factor in the high number of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in urban areas, citing the Department of Health's data that almost 70 percent of Covid-19 infection cases are from the National Capital Region.
"Malaking factor po sa mabilis na pagkalat ng Covid-19 sa Metro Manila ang congestion o overcrowding. Sabi nga ng mga eksperto, maraming global pandemics pa po ang mararanasan ng mundo sa hinaharap. Kailangan po natin ng mas proactive at ...