if you were as the president of the philippines what are your strategies to cope with the issue on our health system?
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As of this week, the Philippines has one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in Southeast Asia. The country also has among the highest fatality rates in the region, underscoring the weakness of its increasingly strained public health system. The numbers are even more troubling when one considers that the country has yet to implement mass testing of any kind. The actual numbers of infected could be in tens of thousands, if not higher, making the Philippines one of Asia’s biggest hot spots.
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COVID-19 is doing economic damage to the Philippines as well. The Philippine GDP growth has averaged around 6 percent annually for the past decade, but it could actually contract this year. As many as 1.2 million Filipinos could lose jobs as the economy dives, and as a lockdown limits economic activity. A $23 billion rescue package is being hurriedly put together, but even this relatively large amount may not be sufficient to avoid serious economic damage.
During a recent national address, the usually tough-talking President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that the “government is desperate now. I am desperate now.” In many ways, this tragic outcome was far from surprising. Across the world, Duterte’s fellow illiberal populists have bungled the initial phase of the crisis, the period when they had time to listen to medical experts and put measures into place to reduce the spread of the virus.
During a recent national address, the usually tough-talking President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that the “government is desperate now. I am desperate now.” In many ways, this tragic outcome was far from surprising. Across the world, Duterte’s fellow illiberal populists have bungled the initial phase of the crisis, the period when they had time to listen to medical experts and put measures into place to reduce the spread of the virus.A common thread among illiberal populists has been a reckless initial dismissiveness towards the crisis, with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro as an extreme case of obstinate denialism. In the case of Duterte, his dismissive folly extended well into mid-March. During a March 11 speech at the Malacanag presidential palace, the president told the audience: “I’ve been told masyado naman takot itong corona na ito,”—“you folks are too scared of this coronavirus epidemic.” “Naniwala pala kayo. Sus”—“fools, don’t believe it.”
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