MANILA (Xinhua): The Philippine economy is projected to contract 1.9 per cent this year due to the economic fallout triggered by natural disasters and COVID-19, according to an updated World Bank report released Tuesday (June 9).
However, the Washington-based multilateral lender said that "there are good chances that the country can bounce back in the next two years."
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