Felipe M Medalla: Examining how the pandemic reshaped the Philippine labor market Speech by Mr Felipe M Medalla, Governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP, the central bank of the Philippines), at the book launch of "Labor Market Implications of COVID 19 in the Philippines", Manila, 1 March 2023.
*** Let me start by saying that, to me, this is a very happy occasion. I am seeing old friends. There are two meanings of old-one is the difference between your birthdate, and mine is five or less. That is old, right? The other one is that I have known you for decades. Of course, in this particular case, that is also true.