In its campaign against COVID-19, the Duterte administration adopted the slogan, “We Heal as One”, emphasizing the need for national unity amidst the global
Tag: covid-19 pandemic
Gross negligence or a geopolitical machination?
As pharmaceutical companies inch closer to developing a COVID-19 vaccine, countries race to secure doses to immunise their respective populations. Governments rush to negotiate
New Zealand: How should we manage our borders and quarantine facilities?
With the re-emergence of COVID-19 in New Zealand, the issue of border security and managed isolation facilities has become a hot political topic. After
New Zealand: I hate to admit it, but Gerry Brownlee has a point
On August 5th, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield announced to New Zealanders that community transmission of COVID-19 in the country is “a matter of
New Zealand: the National Party are deliberately sabotaging the government’s COVID-19 efforts
This week, mainstream media revealed that personal details of New Zealand’s 18 active COVID-19 cases had been leaked. A data breach of this scale
Philippines: the poor are being left out by the Duterte government’s COVID-19 response
Placing entire communities under lockdown have been the go-to response for many countries to the COVID-19 pandemic. This measure is effective in curtailing the
New Zealand: Will the COVID-19 pandemic usher in a new era of economic nationalism?
With New Zealand moving to alert level 3, Parliament resumed in limited numbers on the 28th of April. As is customary, the leaders of
New Zealand: Are we ready to leave the alert level 4 lockdown?
In late March, New Zealand was placed under lockdown to stymie the spread of COVID-19. Under alert level 4, only “essential” businesses could remain
New Zealand: What was the Ministry of Works and should we bring it back?
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an economic slowdown has become inevitable. This will be the case not just for New Zealand but the entire
Philippines: No security measures can trump the basic human instinct to survive
On the 1st of April, dozens of residents from Sitio San Roque in Quezon City staged a demonstration asking for food assistance from their