Greening the economic recovery

A RECENT study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) argues that a green recovery from the economic downturn of the Covid-19 pandemic is crucial to the well-being of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar. As the Philippines moves further from the ill effects, literally and figuratively, of the pandemic, and at this particular moment when a new administration is just beginning its work, we believe the ADB's recommendation should be one of the cornerstones of national policy moving forward.