In this article for The Manila Times, author William Depasupil says that 78% of businesses affected…
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Cebu Governor: COVID-19 not as deadly as projected
In this article published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer last May 22, 2020, Cebu Governor…

Japan’s COVID-19 strategy
Japan is transitioning out of its state emergency as the number of new SARS-COV-2 infections…

NEDA: Societal impacts of lockdown in RP
This article by Jake Maderazo for the Philippine Inquirer offers to us a rundown of…

Open letter on lockdowns to Philippine governors, mayors, and legislators
Dear Local Chief Executives and Legislators, Within the next few days, President Rodrigo Duterte will…

Can the Philippines’ health care system cope up with a COVID-19 surge?
This April 20, 2020 report published by the UP COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team, offers an…

Crucial COVID-19 data tallied two months late
In this article for ANC, infectious diseases and clinical pharmacology expert Dr. Benjamin Co breaks down…

Philippine government recalls lifting of community quarantines
A day after announcing the lifting of community quarantines in several areas in Luzon, the…

Errors in Philippines’ COVID-19 data spotted by experts
In this article for The Philippine Star, Ratziel San Juan details the various errors and discrepancies…

Sweden’s COVID-19 strategy will soon be the world’s
In this article for Foreign Affairs, authors Nils Karlson, Charlotta Stern, and Daniel Klein discuss the…