‘Loob’ and ‘Labas’: Spatial Constructions of Safety and Risk Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines

This article argues that local constructions of risky and safe spaces, as articulated by the notions ‘loob’ (inside) and ‘labas’ (outside), informed popular and political responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, leading to an overemphasis on staying at home and, conversely, a general a...

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Main Authors: Lasco, Gideon, Tan, Michael L, Yu, Vincen Gregory
Format: text
Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
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Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/128
https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/dev-stud-faculty-pubs/article/1128/viewcontent/1_s2.0_S1353829222001903_main.pdf
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Institution: Ateneo De Manila University