PHILIPPINE economic growth could decelerate to a nine-year low of 5.8 percent this year if the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak lasts for six months, according to economists from the Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank).
Attendees to the 2020 Philippine Travel Agencies Association at the SMX in Pasay City are screened by medical personnel for fever before entering the venue. Photo by: J. Gerard Seguia