The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) stressed Friday, May 28, that lifting the economic restrictions in the 1987 Constitution is vital for the country’s progress as it will open more job opportunities, a move deemed crucial amid...
President Duterte is optimistic about the country's long-term growth despite the pandemic due to the Filipino nation's resilience, creativity, and other competitive advantages. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on May 17, 2021 (Malacañang) The President said the country was...
The Philippines may miss its target of at least 6.5% economic growth this year after a resurgence of Covid-19 infections forced the capital into a two-week lockdown, Economic Planning Secretary Karl Chua said. “We were a healthy economy before COVID. Now, we’re struggling,” Chua said in an...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo We have a circular strategy of managing the pandemic by imposing community quarantines (CQs) and re-opening the economy with very little done during time outs. Increment is marginal; it is bound to be never ending. We cause economic scars and uncertainty,...
STUNTED One in every three Filipino children are considered stunted caused by undernutrition (UNSPLASH) Insider's 2019 report states that Filipinos are among the “shortest people on earth.” In fact, out of the top 25 countries, the Philippines ranked fifth place with the average height of...
Coronavirus-ravaged economies across the Asia Pacific will make a ''swoosh-shaped'' recovery next year, the Asian Development Bank forecast Tuesday, but it warned that further restrictions to combat the contagion could derail the region's return to growth. Developing Asia -- stretching from the...
