Published April 21, 2021, 12:35 PM
The government is needing extra months before it can start the vaccination of frontline workers, as the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said that scarcity of the current supply continues to affect inoculation efforts.
On Tuesday, April 20, NEDA recommended the inclusion of around 12.8 million frontline workers from nine industries to the A4 priority group.
However, Socioeconomic Planning Undersecretary Rosemarie G. Edillon said their actual inoculation is targeted to begin in July.
“We will continue to prioritize vaccinations for groups A1, A2, and A3. The government targets to begin the vaccination of the A4 priority group in July, as the vaccination of the first three groups nears completion,” Edillon said.
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PHILIPPINE manufacturing activity rose to a 25-month high in January, as improved customer demand led to higher production, a survey conducted by IHS Markit showed.
IHS Markit on Monday reported its Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) hit 52.5 in January, well above the 50-neutral mark that separates expansion from contraction and a turnaround from the 49.2 reading in December.
This was the highest PMI reading in 25 months or since the 53.2 logged in December 2018.
“January data indicated a rebound in operating conditions across Filipino manufacturing sector after three successive months of decline,” Shreeya Patel, economist at IHS Markit, said in a statement.
Published February 2, 2021, 5:00 AM
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said the latest manufacturing index bodes well for the economy as he cited efforts in the cold chain and copper industries development as crucial pillars that will strengthen the country’s supply value chain.
The Philippine Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased to 52.5 in January from 49.2 the previous month, above the 50.0 neutral mark separating expansion from contraction. January PMI data is the highest in 25 months, even prior to the pandemic, signaling improving manufacturing conditions and indicating the start of recovery of the sector.
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez. (ALFRED FRIAS/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO FILE PHOTO)