In 2022, the Philippines recorded around 226,500 dengue cases, indicating a significant increase from the previous year. The number of dengue cases in the country peaked in 2019. Dengue is a disease caused by mosquitos.

As of May 3, 2023, approximately 4.1 million people had been confirmed as infected with the COVID-19 virus in the Philippines. Of those, over four million had recovered and around 66.4 thousand died.

Vaccination rollout in the Philippines
The government’s vaccination drives successfully inoculated over 71 million Filipinos, surpassing the initial target of 70 million. This represented about 77 percent of the total eligible population to receive the vaccine. As of June 2022, the National Capital Region accounted for the highest share of the population that have been fully vaccinated from the virus, followed by Region 4-A.

Hybrid shopping 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. A survey revealed that about 46 percent of respondents in the Philippines were first social media shoppers in 2021.