A National Economic And Development Authority Neda Executive Said Tuesday While Alert Level 3 Movement Restriction Has Been Raised Until End January 2022 In More Than 80 Areas Around The Country News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana
MANILA - It is still early to think of any revisions in the 2022 growth target even with the Alert Level 3 implementation in several parts of the country, a National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) executive said Tuesday. While Alert Level 3 movement restriction has been raised until end-January 2022 in more than 80 areas around the country, including the National Capital Region (NCR), NEDA Undersecretary Rosamarie Edillon said the decision is partly made as a "balancing act" for health and economic aspects. "With respect to the target for the year, it's still early days to be revising whether upwards or downwards because it's just January 18. There are still a lot of developments that can happen, hopefully very positive developments on that," she said during the virtual presser hosted by the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) for the Task Group on Economic Recovery and National Employment Recovery Strategy (TGER-NERS). The inter-