The world experienced the COVID-19 pandemic at the midterm of implementation of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022. The PDP strategic framework was updated to align it with the imperatives for recovery and the new and better normal within the overall goal of a healthy and resilient Philippines. The COVID-19 Resilience Ranking is a snapshot of where the virus is being handled the most effectively with the least social and economic upheaval, compiled using 12 data indicators that span virus containment, quality of healthcare, vaccination coverage, overall mortality and progress toward restarting travel and easing border curbs. The Ranking captures which of the world’s biggest 53 economies (i. e., valued at more than $200 billion) are responding better (blue mark) and worse (orange mark) to the same once-in-a generation threat.
