NEDA still optimistic on Philippine growth

By Anna Leah E. Gonzales

Mar 16, 2022 12:31 am

THE Philippine economy is still on track to return to its pre-pandemic level in the first quarter of the year despite global headwinds, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua said.

'As of the end of 2021, I believe we were P100 billion short from reaching pre-pandemic level. So, I still believe that in the first quarter, we will exceed the 2019 level,' Chua said in a virtual briefing on Tuesday.

Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua

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