
By 2021, Filipinos’ lives will improve despite the persisting COVID-19 crisis that brought down the country to its knees, Malacañang stated confidently.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the government’s “Ingat Buhay para sa Hanapbuhay (Protect Life for Livelihood)” program would be one of the pillars in rebooting the country’s economy and allow Filipinos to prosper again.
“Ingat buhay para sa hanapbuhay (Protect life for livelihood) will continue to be our direction in 2021 with the opening of more industries to revitalize our economy and stimulate growth for the betterment of the lives of our people next year and beyond,” Roque said.
Roque’s statement came after the Nov. 21 to 25 survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) found that many Filipinos believe their quality of life got worse in the past 12 months.
“Year 2020 has been a challenging year for the Philippines with lockdowns adversely affecting the socio-economic condition of our people. It is therefore not surprising that the Fourth Quarter Survey of the Social Weather Stations, conducted last November 21 to 25, 2020, showed 62 percent of Filipinos believe that their quality of life got worse in the last twelve months,” he said.
Despite the grim reality, Roque is confident that ‘things are looking up,’ and the Philippines will witness a more prosperous time.