Contents Donation drives Cultivating skills and hobbies Psychosocial support Alliance work The upcoming school year References Community Healthcare in the Time of COVID-19: The Story of the Bantay Kalusugan Pampamayanan (Community Health Watch) of San Jose Del Monte City, Bulacan Nathaniel P. Candelaria and Bantay Kalusugan Pampamayanan Brief BKP history BKP and their COVID-19 situation Imposition of the ECQ and impact on BKP members Issues on the implementation of government programs Issues on relief distribution BKP’s activities amid COVID-19 Health monitoring Health education Relief operations Livelihood projects Aspirations amid the pandemic References State and Philippine Society in the Time of the Pandemic: Summaries, Conclusions, and Policy Recommendations Eduardo C. Tadem Summaries of case studies of the marginalized Policy recommendations Adopt a new paradigm at the national level of a “whole-of-society approach” Develop a master plan for addressing the COVID-19 crisis Restructure and reorganize the management system of the health crisis Address concerns about the reliability and availability of data Spend more on poor and marginalized sectors of society Institute measures to rescue the agricultural sector Institute measures to support the workers and small businesses Final notes References v 68 68 69 69 70 71 73 74 75 75 76 77 78 78 78 80 80 81 82 85 85 90 90 91 91 91 92 93 94 94 95