The Philippine economy contracted 0.2 percent in the first quarter of 2020 amid the strict Covid-19 lockdown measures, making it the first plunge since 1998, according to officials data on Thursday. The data published by the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that the country's GDP fell 0.2 percent compared to the median growth forecast of 2.9 percent between January and March 2020, reports Efe news. It the fourth quarter of 1998 ...