Resilience Governance and the Philippines' Pandemic Response Strategy: A Preliminary Assessment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Benedict Felices
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Response Strategy ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
Pandemic Response

Flattening the emotional distress curve: A behavioral health pandemic response strategy for COVID-19.

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (7) ◽  
pp. 875-886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine J. Kaslow ◽  
Elsa A. Friis-Healy ◽  
Jordan E. Cattie ◽  
Sarah C. Cook ◽  
Andrea L. Crowell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Response Strategy ◽  
Pandemic Response

A Preliminary Assessment on the Herpetofaunal Diversity of the Taal Volcano Protected Landscape (TVPL), Batangas Philippines

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Endemic Species ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Ecological Community ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
Taal Volcano ◽  
Reptile Species ◽  
Frog Species ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Baseline Information ◽  
Study Sites

The Taal Volcano Protected Landscape (TVPL) encompasses a prehistoric volcano caldera that caters to many documented endemic species. Although regarded as a unique area with the potential to house a diverse ecological community, biodiversity research in TVPL is still found wanting. The present paper aims to provide baseline information and increase research interests on the herpetofaunal diversity of TVPL, in light of its many undocumented terrestrial faunal species. Twelve study sites within the municipalities of Tanauan, Mataasnakahoy, and Balete were visited during survey trips from May to November 2015. A combination of transect and opportunistic sampling techniques were utilized, with morphometric data and sexual maturity recorded for each specimen collected. This preliminary survey provided 24 newly documented species of amphibians and reptiles occurring within TVPL. A total 10 frog species (from families Bufonidae, Ceratobatrachidae, Microhylidae, Dicroglossidae, Ranidae, and Rhacophoridae) and 14 reptile species (from families Agamidae, Gekkonidae, Scincidae, Varanidae, Acrochordidae, Colubridae, Elapidae, and Tryonychidae) were documented. Of the reptiles recorded, 3 are endemic species and widespread throughout the Philippines: Gekko mindorensis, Hydrosaurus pustulatus, and Draco spilopterus. Also recorded were the Philippine endemic frogs Kaloula picta and Limnonectes woodworthi along with the Luzon endemics Platymantis mimulus and Varanus marmoratus. The species-effort curve of amphibians showed a distinct plateau whereas the species-effort curve of reptiles has shown an increasing trend suggesting that additional sampling efforts should be done in the area to further increase knowledge of the TVPL herpetofaunal diversity.

Philippine private sector response, strategies, and state-business relations toward economic recovery and growth post-COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Lara Gianina Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Economic Recovery ◽  
Significant Shift ◽  
Response Strategies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Corporate Executives ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Pandemic Response

Abstract The Philippines was among the fastest-growing economies averaging within the 6.5 percent GDP growth in the past five years. However, the COVID-19 crisis brought major disruptions to the Philippine economy as growth, employment, and overall productivity fell into recession levels along with the declaration of a nationwide lockdown. As the pandemic resulted in a series of business closures, supply chain breakdowns, and massive job cuts, the private sector was forced to confront the challenges brought by the pandemic including its threat to business continuity and survival. This article presents the private sector's assessment of the pandemic's impact on the Philippine economy along with their views on the national pandemic response and the extent of public-private collaborations in countering the effects of COVID-19. Following the insights and experiences shared by industry leaders and other corporate executives, this article also discusses pivots in corporate strategy along with a significant shift in corporate mindset toward new ways of doing business and fulfilling their responsibilities in society.

scholarly journals Adaptive, diverse and de-centralized diagnostics are key to the future of outbreak response

BMC Biology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Quinn Matthews ◽  
Severino Jefferson Ribeiro da Silva ◽  
Masoud Norouzi ◽  
Lindomar José Pena ◽  
Keith Pardee
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Gold Standard ◽  
Response Strategy ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Diagnostic Strategy ◽  
Foreseeable Future ◽  
Pandemic Preparedness ◽  
Outbreak Response ◽  
Global Spread ◽  
Pandemic Response

Abstract The global spread of SARS-CoV-2 has shaken our health care and economic systems, prompting re-evaluation of long-held views on how best to deliver care. This is especially the case for our global diagnostic strategy. While current laboratory-based centralized RT-qPCR will continue to serve as a gold standard diagnostic into the foreseeable future, the shortcomings of our dependence on this method have been laid bare. It is now clear that a robust diagnostics pandemic response strategy, like any disaster planning, must include adaptive, diverse and de-centralized solutions. Here we look at how the COVID-19 pandemic, and previous outbreaks, have set the stage for a new innovative phase in diagnostics and a re-thinking of pandemic preparedness.

scholarly journals Why Do Countries Respond Differently to COVID-19? A Comparative Study of Sweden, China, France, and Japan

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 762-769 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Yan ◽  
Xiaomin Zhang ◽  
Long Wu ◽  
Heng Zhu ◽  
Bin Chen
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Orientation ◽  
Response Strategy ◽  
Important Public Health ◽  
Response Strategies ◽  
Policy Choices ◽  
Cultural Determinants ◽  
National Response ◽  
The World ◽  
Pandemic Response ◽  
Nonpharmaceutical Interventions

Nonpharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) are important public health tools to fight against COVID-19. Governments around the world have instituted a variety of NPIs to modify individuals’ behavior, giving rise to four distinct pandemic response strategies: nudge, mandate, decree, and boost. To better understand the different policy choices involved in these strategies, four countries including Sweden, China, France, and Japan were compared to identify the critical institutional and cultural determinants of national response strategy. The finding shows that various responses regarding same threat are dependent on the distinctive institutional arrangements and cultural orientation of each country, and thus, there is no One-Size-Fits-All strategy.

scholarly journals Occurrence of microplastics in the sediments of Baseco Port area at Manila Bay, Philippines

2021 ◽  
Vol 958 (1) ◽  
pp. 012009
Author(s):  
L J A Castro ◽  
A M Monsada ◽  
K D Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Anthropogenic Impacts ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Environmental Pollutant ◽  
Size Measurement ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
Study Region ◽  
Port Area ◽  
Manila Bay ◽  
Average Size

Abstract Microplastic in marine sediments is nowadays considered an environmental pollutant. Seaports are particularly susceptible to microplastic pollution through series of human activities occurring in these areas. In the Philippines, research on microplastics is still limited and there is still no study determining the occurrence of microplastics in the harbour of Manila Bay, Philippines. Hence, this work conducted a preliminary investigation of microplastics in the sediments of Baseco Port area, Manila Bay. Nine stations within the study region were sampled. The types of microplastics found are fragments, foam, fiber, film, pellet, and filament with an average size measurement of 1.6±1.4 mm. Results from this study suggest that anthropogenic impacts are most likely the dominant sources of accumulation and distribution of microplastics in the sediments of Baseco port. This study provides preliminary assessment of microplastics contamination in the area that may serve as important reference for further studies.

scholarly journals Lockdowns and low- and middle-income countries: building a feasible, effective, and ethical COVID-19 response strategy

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oghenowede Eyawo ◽  
A. M. Viens ◽  
Uchechukwu Chidiebere Ugoji
Keyword(s):  
Disease Transmission ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
High Income ◽  
Response Strategy ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Pandemic Response ◽  
Restrictive Measures ◽  
Low And Middle Income

AbstractLockdowns can be an effective pandemic response strategy that can buy much needed time to slow disease transmission and adequately scale up preventative, diagnostic, and treatment capacities. However, the broad restrictive measures typically associated with lockdowns, though effective, also comes at a cost – imposing significant social and economic burdens on individuals and societies, especially for those in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Like most high-income countries (HICs), many LMICs initially adopted broad lockdown strategies for COVID-19 in the first wave of the pandemic. While many HICs experiencing subsequent waves have returned to employing lockdown strategies until they can receive the first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine, many LMICs will likely have to wait much longer to get comparable access for their own citizens. In leaving LMICs vulnerable to subsequent waves for a longer period of time without vaccines, there is a risk LMICs will be tempted to re-impose lockdown measures in the meantime. In response to the urgent need for more policy development around the contextual challenges involved in employing such measures, we propose some strategies LMICs could adopt for safe and responsible lockdown entrance/exit or to avoid re-imposing coercive restrictive lockdown measures altogether.

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