[ANALYSIS] Recommendations on meeting the marginalized s needs in the pandemic
Dec 18, 2020 3:22 PM PHT
Eduardo C. Tadem
Given the dire Philippine situation and the continuing rise in COVID-19 infections, it is urgent that government undertake new and innovative measures to stem the pandemic and arrest the deteriorating conditions of the Filipino people.
The government appears to be caught in a “devil and deep blue sea” situation. The late response to the crisis resulted in an unmanageable spike in COVID-19 cases and necessitated a prolonged lockdown and strict quarantine measures. But doing so has also caused a severe economic crisis and rapid deterioration in the living conditions of Filipinos, particularly the poor.