National-Local Dissonance and Exacerbated Vulnerabilities: COVID-19 and PH Governmental Response

• Main Authors: Lao, Maria Elissa J, Berse, Pilar Preciousa P
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: emerging vulnerable sectors; COVID-19; Philippines; Health Policy; Public Administration; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/polsci-faculty-pubs/55; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/polsci-faculty-pubs/article/1057/viewcontent/2023_Lao_and_Berse_earlyview_v1.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The chasm between good and bad governance widens during times of prolonged crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic proved how well-governed countries could climb out of the initial waves of infection while others struggled or failed to provide substantial efforts to curb the disease. Vulnerable groups such as...