Category: COVID-19

Yellow 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...

Yellow 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...

YELLOW 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...

YELLOW PAD By Lot Felizco PHILIPPIINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS I was ill in the last two weeks of March with the worst flu-like episode I had ever encountered. Given the state of COVID-19 testing at the time, I did not get myself...

Yellow Pad By VC Apostol and Laurence Go PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMAN The current public health crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all aspects of society, particularly income and employment. The...

Yellow Pad By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III FREEPIK Oh, mother, mother, I am sick, Call the doctor very quick! Doctor, doctor, shall I die? Tell my mama do not cry — Yoyoy Villame’s variation of a kindergarten song Our people are...

Yellow Pad By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III That we are fighting a global war is often used as a way to describe the fight against COVID-19. One cannot tackle the death and devastation caused by the pandemic devoid of emotion. The...