8  BIS Review 50/2001
Measures to ease the adverse impact of the crisis on incomes of households and firms are also being undertaken. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is one with the national government and the entire nation in mitigating the impact of the outbreak on livelihoods and lives—that is, in a manner that is decisive, prompt, and efficient. Indeed, extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.