China remains Philippines' biggest supplier of imported goods as Covid-19 cases increase

Women wearing masks as a precautionary measure against the spread of the new coronavirus in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday (March 10). The govt said on Tuesday that nine more people have tested positive for the Covid-19 symptoms, bringing the total number of such cases in the country to 33. - AP

MANILA: China was the Philippines' biggest supplier of imported goods in January 2020 with 25.5% share to the total imports in January 2020, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday (March 10).

This was revealed as the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday that nine more people have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of Covid-19 cases in the country to 33.