Ekonomiya ng bansa inaasahang makakabalik na sa pre-pandemic level sa 2nd half ng 2022

Ayon sa Palace adviser, makakabalik ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas sa pre-pandemic levels pagdating ng second half ng taon, kung hindi muling magkakaroon ng mas striktong quarantine.

Sinabi ni Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose Ma. A. Concepcion III na ang 8.3% na pagtaas ng gross domestic product sa 1st quarter ay nagbabadya ng mas malawak na recovery.

“We are moving forward. Consumer spending is up despite inflation. This return to robust economic growth can be sustained if the incoming administration focuses its efforts on the country’s micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs),” pahayag ni Concepcion batay sa ulat ng Business Mirror.

Kasalukuyang nasa Alert Level 1 ang Metro Manila hanggang Mayo 31, ito ang pinaka-maluwag na COVID-19 quarantine system.

Ang growth trajectory ng bansa ay hindi inaasahang mahahadlangan ng pagdami ng COVID-19 infections, sabi ni Concepcion.

“I’m not so worried at this point because we still have lots of vaccines; we just need to implement and boost more. Filipinos’ high compliance with wearing face masks, probably contributed to maintaining low-risk levels,” aniya.

Dagdag niya na mananatili ang mandatory ng pagsuot ng face masks kahit nagkaroon ng pagbaba ng kaso ng COVID-19.

“I believe masking will have to stay for some time until the virus simmers down and disappears. It will be important for our exit strategy. With the elections concluded, local governments can return their focus on vaccinations, especially now that the challenge is convincing Filipinos to take their booster shots.”

“That’s why we’re intensifying our Booster to the Max campaign, and reminding people that the freedoms we enjoy today are because of vaccinations,” dagdag niya.

(Business Mirror)