BusinessWorld E-paper
January 04, 2022
A FASTER ROLLOUT of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines and public compliance with health protocols have become more urgent as the recent increase in infections threatens to slow down the Philippine economy in the first three months of 2022, analysts said.
The recent surge in cases due to the Omicron variant could impact economic growth in the first quarter, Ruben Carlo O. Asuncion, Union Bank of the Philippines, Inc. chief economist, said.
