FAST FACTS

■ 47 million face masks will be distributed to poor communities—13 million have been produced and delivered, 16 million in transit, and 17 million are in production.

■ The government purchased one million Sinovac vaccines which are expected to arrive on March 29.

■ Nearly P2.6 million in loans have been released to MSMEs during the pandemic with no interest, no collateral, and with a longer grace period.

■ The priority sectors in the vaccination rollout include: A1: Frontline workers in health facilities both national and local, private and public, health professionals and non-professionals like students, nursing aides, janitors, barangay health workers, etc. A2: Senior citizens aged 60 years old and above A3: Persons with comorbidities A4: Frontline personnel in essential sectors including uniformed personnel and those in working sectors identified by the IATF as essential during ECQ A5: Indigent population B1: Teachers, social workers B2: Other government workers B3: Other essential workers B4: Socio-demographic groups at significantly higher risk other than senior citizens and indigenous people B5: Overseas Filipino workers B6: Other remaining workforce C: Rest of the Filipino population

■ In 2020, gross domestic product fell 9.5 percent because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

■ According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the annual unemployment rate in 2020 rose to 10.3 percent, equivalent to 4.5 million Filipinos.

■ To respond to the COVID-19 crisis, the Philippines’ outstanding debt rose by 26.7 percent to P9.7 trillion in 2020. As of January 2021, this figure has increased to P10.3 trillion.