Coronavirus (COVID-19) key figures in the Philippines 2022

As of June 23, 2022, approximately 3.7 million people had been confirmed as infected with the COVID-19 virus in the Philippines. Of those, over 3.6 million had recovered and around 60.5 thousand died.

Vaccination rollout in the Philippines

As the country continues to grapple the economic and social effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the arrival of the new Delta variant poses even stronger threat to the country’s containment efforts. Several cities across the country are still under general community quarantine (GCQ), some with heightened restrictions. As of early January 2022, Quezon and Cavite were the leading areas with the highest number of COVID-19 cases.

To address the constant fear of nationwide transmission, the government rolled out vaccination efforts nationwide in March 2021. With target of 58 million people around the end of 2021, over 57 million already received the first dose of the vaccine while nearly 50 million others have already been fully vaccinated.

Impact on consumer behavior

Lockdown restrictions across the country forced consumers to turn to e-commerce channels and digital payment systems to prevent themselves from contracting the virus. Recent survey revealed that online shopping channels, including shopping via smartphone and using personal computer, where among the widely used platforms. Nevertheless, a number of Filipinos shoppers stated that they were still more likely to shop in a shopping mall in the upcoming months.