Benjamin E Diokno: The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ monetary policy - insights from the pandemic Speech by Mr Benjamin E Diokno, Governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP, the central bank of the Philippines), at the Asian Development Bank Institute Forum, 25 November 2021. * * * Good day, everyone.
In the wake of the slowdown in COVID cases and progress in vaccine rollout, the Philippines has eased most mobility restrictions, and things are slowly but steadily going back to normal. We at the Philippine central bank are focused on sustaining this road to recovery.