The government announced that in the coming 15 days until the end of February, majority of the cities and provinces, including the National Capital Region , will still be under Alert Level 2. This result came from the recommendation of health experts, since the Department of Health revealed “low risk” of new COVID-19 infections, far from what was experienced during the start of the year when the Omicron variant spread like wildfire.
In a statement this week, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David supported the businesses’ side, noting that indicators are pointing to an Alert Level 1 by March. “We project that the NCR would be at, or very close to, very low risk by March, using metrics based on COVID Act Now,” he said, referring to the independent data-tracking non-profit organization.
“Moving to the lower alert level is important if our country is to continue the gains we realized in the fourth quarter,” Concepcion said. The Philippines, he noted, registered a better-than-expected 7.7 GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2021, which many are attributing to the easing of restrictions during the holiday season.
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