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        "rendered": "<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Weak before the pandemic:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Slowing growth<\/strong>&nbsp;since the start of the administration \u2013 6.1% in 2019 the slowest in eight years<\/li><li><strong>Swelling government debt<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Php5.9 trillion (June 2016) to Php7.8 trillion (January 2020)<\/li><li><strong>Failing agriculture<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 gross domestic product (GDP) share fell from 10.1% (2017) to 9.2% (2019); 1.4 million jobs lost between 2017 and 2019; slowest land distribution in 32 years (averaging just 3,400 hectares monthly); record trade deficit (Php7 billion in 2018)<\/li><li><strong>Failing manufacturing<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 growth falling at 8% (2017), 5.1% (2018), and 3.8% (2019)<\/li><li><strong>Poor job generation<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 just 477,000 annually in 2016-2019 compared to previous 815,000 (2010-2014) and 541,000 (2011-2015)&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Shrinking wages<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Real value of NCR minimum wage fell from Php468 (June 2016) to Php448 (January 2020, constant 2012 prices); nominal NCR minimum wage of Php537 just 52% of Php 1,026 family living wage for a family of five (January 2020)<\/li><li><strong><strong>Soaring prices \u2013 <\/strong><\/strong>4.5% inflation in April 2018 the highest in seven years; 9.7% food inflation (9.9% for bottom 30% of households) in September 2019 the highest in 11 years<\/li><li><strong>Widespread poverty&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 12.4 million Filipino families (over half of the population) surviving on just Php132 or less per person per day<\/li><li><strong>Neglecting health<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 budget share fell from 4.9% (2019) to 4.5% (2020)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Made worse by inept COVID-19 response:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Record economic collapse<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 GDP contracted 9.6% in 2020; major sectors also contracted year-on-year in Q1 2021: agriculture (-1.2% growth), construction (-24.2%), and wholesale and retail trade (-3.9%)<\/li><li><strong>Bloating government debt<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Php5.9 trillion (June 2016) to Php10.8 trillion (March 2021)\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Agricultural neglect<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 agriculture and agrarian reform only 3.2% of national budget (2021); trade deficit remains high at Php6.4 billion<\/li><li><strong>Record joblessness<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Real number of unemployed as high as 5.4 million (IBON estimates); full time work fell by 550,000 and low-paying insecure part-time work increased by 3.2 million from January 2020 to March 2021<\/li><li><strong>Even lower wages<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 real value of NCR minimum wage even smaller at Php434.47 (April 2021); nominal NCR minimum wage Php537 just 51% of Php 1,058 family living wage for a family of five (April 2021)<\/li><li><strong><strong>Soaring prices \u2013 <\/strong><\/strong>7% food inflation in February 21 (5.8% for bottom 30% of households)<\/li><li><strong>Record hunger<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 15 million families (62.1% of total) went hungry last year<\/li><li><strong>Dwindling ayuda<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Php239.3 billion (Bayanihan 1); Php22.8 billion (Bayanihan 2); Php18.4 billion (2021 budget)<\/li><li><strong>Snail-paced vaccination<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 only 1.02 million fully vaccinated as of May 25, 2021; 145,243 vaccinations per day (7-day rolling average) versus 615,930 needed to reach target 70 million Filipinos by December 2021; vaccines delivered to date just enough for 4.1 million Filipinos<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Sources:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>Philippine Statistics Authority, Bureau of the Treasury, National Wages and Productivity Commission, Department of Budget and Management, Food and Nutrition Research Institute, Bantay Bakuna, IBON estimates<\/p>",
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