Duterte administration
Less than 1/3 of 18M beneficiaries reached: Gov’t should expedite socioecon response under extended lockdown
April 8, 2020
NEWS
Nearly four weeks into the government’s military lockdown and especially with the two-week extension, emergency relief measures are still too slow and too small.
Duterte report shows govt COVID-19 response is insufficient, insensitive
April 1, 2020
NEWS
The Duterte administration’s first official report on COVID-19 efforts failed to show clearly what the government’s plan is and even just what is being done.
COVID-19 emergency socioeconomic relief
March 25, 2020
It is urgent to provide emergency social protection for poor and low-income families with particular focus on the most vulnerable. Existing government and private sector mechanisms are proposed to be used as much as possible for the most expedient response. Read more on our position paper for COVID-19 socioeconomic relief measures.
COVID-19 emergency powers: Too much, not enough
March 24, 2020
There is reason to be skeptical about more powers for the president. It’s nearly two months since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the country and what government has done with the powers it already has is not encouraging.
COVID-19 Php297 billion urgent socioeconomic relief for the most vulnerable Filipinos
March 23, 2020
POSITION PAPER
For now, the most urgent matter is to ensure that every Filipino is protected hence these proposed socioeconomic relief measures.
Where’s our water?
March 21, 2020
By Jose Lorenzo Lim
The WHO stated that the best way to avoid COVID-19 is by simply handwashing frequently with soap and water for around 20 seconds. Soap dissolves the fat membranes of the SARS-CoV-2, which is the pathogen that causes COVID-19 and makes it inactive. Sounds easy right?
COVID-19 and the Philippine Healthcare System
March 20, 2020
BY JOSE LORENZO LIM
Earlier this year amid the growing threat of the COVID-19 virus, DOH Secretary Duque said that the Philippines does not have a weak healthcare system. But is the country’s health system really “not weak” and ready for this pandemic?
Recycled Php27.1 B COVID-19 response package betrays govt complacency
March 18, 2020
NEWS
The Duterte administration’s Php27.1 billion package of so-called priority actions exposes its complacency in dealing with the pandemic and the disruption to people’s livelihoods. This is just another result of the government’s overly militarist mindset where forceful action is crudely seen as decisive action. The spread of COVID-19 needs much more government resources and a much more holistic approach.
