ECOP: Almost 53% of MSMEs closed down permanently and partially
Edgardo B. Lacson, chairman of the Employer’s Conference of the Philippines (ECOP) says that 52.66% of micro, small, and medium...
Economic
20% of Filipinos go hungry amid COVID
A recent survey conducted by the SWS discovered that 5.2 million or 20.9% of Filipinos have experienced involuntary hunger over...
Projections on how COVID-19 will reorder our societies
In this March issue of The Politico Magazine, we read some expert predictions on how our societies will be transformed by COVID-19....
3.9 million Filipino workers might lose jobs
In this article for The Manila Times, author William Depasupil says that 78% of businesses affected by COVID-19 will remain closed...
World Bank: Pandemic could push 60M into extreme poverty
In this May 21, 2020 report written for the Agence France-Presse, the World Bank said that 60M people around the world...
Could the novel coronavirus end globalization?
As countries around the world impose restrictions on domestic and international travel, we are beginning to see the impacts on...