By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III Presented at Oxfam’s “A Better Normal: Civil Society’s Reflections on COVID-19,” 11 September 2020 It is but expected that COVID-19 is going to tank the Philippine economy. In fact, the whole...
Read MoreAction for Economic Reforms (AER) supports the proposal of Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez to provide a subsidy of PhP 8,000 per month, for a maximum of three months, to workers affected by the COVID-19...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By AJ Montesa In these last two months, the country has seen the worst spike in cases and deaths since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. For March and April combined, the Department of Health (DoH) reported...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III FREEPIK “I ordered Secretary Galvez to sign any and all documents that would allow the private sector to import at will.” President Rodrigo Duterte delivered said statement on March 29,...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By Pia Rodrigo, Eddie Dorotan, and Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS The government’s hospital hotline has been “overwhelmed with calls.” The mobile phones of hospital staff have been “ringing...
Read MoreFollowing the spike in COVID-19 cases, economic think tank Action for Economic Reforms (AER) urged the government to impose stricter quarantine measures in Metro Manila and adopt several policy recommendations, including...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III PCH.VECTOR/FREEPIK The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has proposed the further easing of quarantine restrictions. From GCQ (general...
Read MoreYellow Pad By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III FREEPIK We have read and heard — and we have written — that beating COVID-19 is a collective action problem. It is in the common interest of the whole of society to get together and take...
Read MoreYellow Pad By Zak Yuson PASSENGERS seen inside a jeep at Tandang Sora jeepney terminal. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS There is an important lesson to be learned from countries such as South Korea and New Zealand that are...
Read MoreToday, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque announced that 1-meter physical distancing on public transportation will be maintained until President Duterte decides on the matter. We, the undersigned civil society organizations,...
Read MoreAction for Economic Reforms (AER) expresses its serious concern over the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Economic Development Cluster (EDC)’s policy proposal to reduce physical distancing between passengers inside public...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By Arjay Mercado And Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III REUTERS The entire country, including the national government, paid attention to the call of 160 organizations representing healthcare professionals and workers. They...
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