SEWING HOPE: COMMUNITY ACTION FOR FRONTLINERS AND OUR PEOPLE Community-based production of PPEs Novel Solution for Public Protection The COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed the Philippines’ healthcare system and public panic over the situation caused a frightening shortage in supply of basic personal protective equipment (PPE). These PPEs proved to be crucial in preventing the spread of …
Continue reading [Sewing Hope] Social Networks for Service Delivery and Crisis Response in Times of Covid-19 – Initial Findings

This brief presentation of initial findings from the research project about Emerging Agencies in Times of COVID-19 characterizes the agents and the networks behind various initiatives to respond to the challenges brought about by the pandemic. Its main objectives are to humanize these initiatives by identifying the immediate motivations of its agents and tracing their …
Continue reading [Veggies for Good] Social Networks for Service Delivery and Crisis Response in Times of Covid-19 – Initial Findings

This field notes will provide a preliminary analysis of an internet-based political network and two organized communities who are members of the same alliance from a rural and an urban community established during the time of the pandemic. It is imagined that the pandemic…

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted various components of social life ranging from economic conditions to political rights. Various forms of mitigation measures aimed at curbing the spread of the virus such as physical and social distancing measures necessitated the institution of various forms of institutional barriers to…

Most coverage of the COVID-19 crisis concentrates on the negative impact of the disease and government’s inadequate response, such as the dehumanizing effects of restriction and lockdown on citizens. Often hidden are the ways in which individuals, communities, and grassroots organizations respond creatively to these new challenges. In many countries, ground-up responses emerge to address gaps in state measures as governments continue to push responsibility to communities…