45. 他以国家代表的身份发言说，在冠状病毒病爆发之前，菲律宾已经做好了到 2020 年底成为中等偏上收入国家的准备。2019 年菲律宾财政状况雄厚，收入占国内生产总值的比例高，债务占国内生产总值的比例低，信用评级在 BBB+到 A-之间，2020 年 1 月的失业率和就业不足率很低，已经能够使600万人摆脱贫困。
45. Speaking in a national capacity, he said that, prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, his country had been poised to become an upper middle-income country by the end of 2020. With a strong fiscal position, a high rate of revenue to GDP and a low rate of debt to GDP in 2019, a credit rating ranging between BBB+ and A-grade, and low rates of unemployment and underemployment in January 2020, the Philippines had been able to lift 6 million people out of poverty.