Philippines ranked last in Bloomberg's COVID-19 resilience report
Malacaōang said that the Philippines is not the worst globally but only among those surveyed by Bloomberg.
The country ranked 53rd out of 53 nations in a study measuring pandemic resilience, down from 52nd place previously.
Roque attributed the low ranking to vaccine inequality and strict quarantine measures affecting economic activity.
Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines occupy the bottom ranks due to their export-dependent economies struggling with the pandemic.
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