The Impact of COVID-19 on Church Gatherings in the Philippines: A Policy Analysis

• Main Authors: Malolos, Grace Zurielle, Obnial, Joseph Christian, Mallillin, Rena, Pasco, Pamela Bianca, Ong, Erika, Andes, Arianne, Apat, Faith Ann, Aportadera, Emma Teresa Carmela, Valencia, Rafael, Lucero-Prisno, Don Eliseo, III
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: COVID-19; Philippines; policy analysis; state and church cooperation; Catholic Studies; Health Policy; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration; Public Health
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asmph-pubs/53; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1074&context=asmph-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The Philippines is the largest Christian-majority country in Asia. With church gatherings playing a vital role in the nature of Christianity in the Filipino culture, the advent of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Philippines posed challenges to public religious practices amid effor...