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[OPINION] Staying sane and centered in the time of the coronavirus
“How do you do it, Minguita? I mean, just reading all the updates makes me already feel and imagine I have the symptoms.”This was a message sent to me in one of my many Viber groups recently. It is a...
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[OPINION] From a Filipina in the UK, on her self-imposed lockdown
Being away from home at a time like this brings a lot of uncertainty and anxiety. For me, personally, it almost feels like having to go through the crisis two-fold, because I’m gathering and processing...
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[ANALYSIS] COVID-19: The difference in death rates
Editor's note: A longer version of this article was first published on Medium on March 10, 2020. It is being reposted with the author's permission. Watch and read the transcript of Pueyo's interview...
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[ANALYSIS] Why a one-size-fits-all approach to the coronavirus could be lethal
Suppose you had the choice between two health policies, A and B. Policy A would result in the death of a lot of elderly people. Policy B would result in the death of a lot of children, especially...
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[OPINION] Anxiety and introversion in the time of the coronavirus
It’s only been a few days since the Duterte administration put all of us in the island of Luzon on lockdown due to this pandemic, and yet I already feel my anxiety going through the roof. It’s not the...
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[OPINION] If you don't like being criticized so much, then do your damn job...
Think about it. There would be a lot less flak being hurled at public officials if there was a stronger perception of focused leadership from the top. Hell, ANY kind of leadership from the top, rather...
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[OPINION] A crisis for all
With the COVID-19 wave about to engulf us, our response needs to be nuanced to the huge disparities in this country. The enhanced community quarantine, while certainly warranted, has markedly different...
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[OPINION] The coronavirus has brought out the best and worst in humanity
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light,...
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[ANALYSIS] Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic: How do we 'heal as one?'
We were not alone in underestimating the COVID-19 threat. With every country inextricably linked to China, where this disease started percolating, the rest of the world was similarly caught...
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[ANALYSIS] Why a social dialogue must happen now
The human dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic reach far beyond the critical health response. All aspects of our future will be affected – economic, social and developmental. Our response must be...
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[ANALYSIS] ‘Freezing’ the PH economy: Can we survive it?
The Philippine economy needs to pull a Han Solo. If you’ve ever watched Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, one of the most iconic scenes is the “carbon-freezing” of Han Solo (played by Harrison...
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[OPINION] Using sociology to make sense of the coronavirus pandemic
It is apparent that the coronavirus pandemic is trouble for every individual. But there is a caveat to this.Sociologist C. Wright Mills proposes that our personal troubles should be understood in light...
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[OPINION] Sirens, silence: The deafening, defining sounds of the coronavirus
One week has passed since Manila was placed under "enhanced community quarantine." That first night, I didn’t sleep well. I stayed awake trying to comprehend the incomprehensible announcement made by...
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[OPINION] No to frontliner-shaming!
This was written for all frontliners in health care, by a non-frontliner. This was also written for people whose social media posts are insults to the efforts and sacrifices of those working...
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[OPINION] Who is caring for our ‘invisible’ carers?
The coronavirus pandemic is exposing one of our greatest weaknesses as a society: the widening gap between the rich and the poor. With no end in sight at the moment, the impact of COVID-19 will be...
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[ANALYSIS] Strategies for fighting COVID-19
Editor's note: A longer version of this article was first published on Medium on March 20, 2020. It is being reposted with the author's permission. Watch and read the transcript of his interview with...
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[ANALYSIS] Beating COVID-19: The hammer and the dance
Editor's note: A longer version of this article was first published on Medium on March 20, 2020. It is being reposted with the author's permission. Watch and read the transcript of his interview with...
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[FIRST PERSON] I became PH253
I am a physician, an adult cardiology fellow. I am also a frontliner. Regardless of how many times I wash my hands or wear a surgical mask or an N95 mask, I am at a high risk for any kind of infection....
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[OPINION] Coronavirus in Baseco: A community leader's assessment
In the tidal wave of ideas bursting onto the coronavirus scene, certain issues stand out: increasing infection rates; the lack of test kits; terrifying mortality statistics' doctors, nurses, and...
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[OPINION] Why is the military taking the lead in the National Action Plan?
The public outcry against the original drafts of the emergency power bills led to a better version of the law, thanks to the intervention of the progressive bloc in the House of Representatives and the...
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