Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia: A total lockdown would be more detrimental to the economy than a modified lockdown. #COVID19 #LuzonLockdown 
Pernia: There may be certain areas where the lockdown can be lifted so agriculture, manufacturing can be revived. #COVID19 #LuzonLockdown
Pernia: We need to get people's confidence and trust in government, in our health capacity. #COVID19 #LuzonLockdown
Pernia: We must have better faith in the economy, in its capacity to be resilient. We need to prepare for the new normal. #COVID19 #LuzonLockdown
Pernia: We are a low-trust society at this point. We need to trust the gov't, the economy, the academe, the private sector, the health system. #COVID19 #LuzonLockdown
Pernia: Some of the budget for 'Build, Build, Build' has been moved for more critical areas in the fight vs. #COVID19 .#LuzonLockdown
Pernia: The BPO sector is being taken care of; they are allowed to work from home. #COVID19 #LuzonLockdown
Pernia: We expect March inflation to benign. #COVID19 #LuzonLockdown
Pernia: We need to ramp up our agricultural supply. Some areas in manufacturing need to come back to life in terms of production. #COVID19 #LuzonLockdown
Pernia: We can suggest letting companies transport their workers by shuttle buses so social distancing can be practiced. #COVID19 #LuzonLockdown
Pernia: Tertiary education, senior high school can be more easily done with technology. But primary education may be a bit more difficult. #COVID19 #LuzonLockdown
Pernia: There are so many areas in Luzon that have low risk of spread of #COVID19. #LuzonLockdown
