The country endured one of the world's longest lockdowns to slow the spread of Covid-19. FMTNews
A man in a protective face mask walks along an almost empty Manila street during a community quarantine in April.
Gross domestic product shrank 16.5% on-year in the second quarter, the Philippine Statistics Authority said, when the country endured one of the world’s longest stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the virus that has devastated economies globally. “Without doubt, the pandemic and its adverse effect on the economy are testing the economy like never before,” said acting socioeconomic planning secretary Karl Chua.As health workers struggle to cope with the influx of patients, more than 27 million people in Manila and four surrounding provinces on the main island of Luzon – which accounts for more than two-thirds of the country’s economic output – went back into a partial lockdown for two weeks on Tuesday to help ease the strain on hospitals.
“The problem is we don’t have money anymore. I cannot give food anymore and money to people,” Duterte said Sunday.
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