Preparedness, Agility, and the Philippine Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic The Early Phase in Comparative Southeast Asian Perspective

Preparedness, Agility, and the Philippine Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic The Early Phase in Comparative Southeast Asian Perspective

Was the Philippines prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic? Did the government take early and effective action that can be characterized as strategically agile? This article answers these questions by reconstructing the chronology of the Philippine government’s response to the pandemic during the early...

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Main Author: Aguilar, Filomeno V, Jr
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Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
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COVID-19 PANDEMIC
AGILE GOVERNANCE
DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
CONTAINMENT STRATEGY
HEALTH SECURITY
Health Services Administration
Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/history-faculty-pubs/52
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/773016#info_wrap
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.history-faculty-pubs-10502021-02-19T16:10:14Z Preparedness, Agility, and the Philippine Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic The Early Phase in Comparative Southeast Asian Perspective Aguilar, Filomeno V, Jr Was the Philippines prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic? Did the government take early and effective action that can be characterized as strategically agile? This article answers these questions by reconstructing the chronology of the Philippine government’s response to the pandemic during the early phase. It focuses on three issues: virus importation (specifically the first Covid-19 case), testing, and contact tracing. The Philippine response is contrasted with those of Thailand and Vietnam, which, unlike the Philippines, have succeeded in lowering per capita mortality rate. Deficient in strategic agility, the Philippines failed to consider early on a scenario of extreme disease outbreak. 2020-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/history-faculty-pubs/52 https://muse.jhu.edu/article/773016#info_wrap History Department Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo COVID-19 PANDEMIC AGILE GOVERNANCE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE CONTAINMENT STRATEGY HEALTH SECURITY Health Services Administration
institution Ateneo De Manila University
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topic COVID-19 PANDEMIC
AGILE GOVERNANCE
DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
CONTAINMENT STRATEGY
HEALTH SECURITY
Health Services Administration
spellingShingle COVID-19 PANDEMIC
AGILE GOVERNANCE
DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
CONTAINMENT STRATEGY
HEALTH SECURITY
Health Services Administration
Aguilar, Filomeno V, Jr
Preparedness, Agility, and the Philippine Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic The Early Phase in Comparative Southeast Asian Perspective
description Was the Philippines prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic? Did the government take early and effective action that can be characterized as strategically agile? This article answers these questions by reconstructing the chronology of the Philippine government’s response to the pandemic during the early phase. It focuses on three issues: virus importation (specifically the first Covid-19 case), testing, and contact tracing. The Philippine response is contrasted with those of Thailand and Vietnam, which, unlike the Philippines, have succeeded in lowering per capita mortality rate. Deficient in strategic agility, the Philippines failed to consider early on a scenario of extreme disease outbreak.
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author Aguilar, Filomeno V, Jr
author_facet Aguilar, Filomeno V, Jr
author_sort Aguilar, Filomeno V, Jr
title Preparedness, Agility, and the Philippine Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic The Early Phase in Comparative Southeast Asian Perspective
title_short Preparedness, Agility, and the Philippine Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic The Early Phase in Comparative Southeast Asian Perspective
title_full Preparedness, Agility, and the Philippine Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic The Early Phase in Comparative Southeast Asian Perspective
title_fullStr Preparedness, Agility, and the Philippine Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic The Early Phase in Comparative Southeast Asian Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Preparedness, Agility, and the Philippine Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic The Early Phase in Comparative Southeast Asian Perspective
title_sort preparedness, agility, and the philippine response to the covid-19 pandemic the early phase in comparative southeast asian perspective
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2020
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/history-faculty-pubs/52
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/773016#info_wrap
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