Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia speaks during a briefing after the Economic Development Cluster meeting at the Department of Finance headquarters in Manila on March 10, 2020. (Photo by Joan Arellano)
THE government should implement measures that streamline processes to facilitate trade amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak to ensure that the country’s external sector would rebound quickly, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said on Wednesday.