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Davao Region
Recovery and Resiliency Program
to Mitigate Losses from COVID-19 and to Adapt to the New Normal,
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Davao Region Recovery and Resiliency Program to Mitigate Losses from COVID 19 and to Adapt to the New Normal, 2020-2022
Published by:
National Economic and Development Authority XI
Regional Development Council XI
NEDA-RDC XI Center, Km. 7, Bangkal, Davao City
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CONTENTS
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Executive Summary xiii Background 1
COVID-19 Transmission 1
National Government Pronouncements 2
Regional Task Force 11-COVID 19 Pronouncements 3
Local Government Pronouncements 5
NTF-TWG on Anticipatory and Forward Planning 6
Objectives of the Recovery and Resiliency Program 7
Promote Confidence in Health Systems 7 Rebuild Consumer and Business Confidence 7
Formulate Policies and Programs to Adapt to a ‘New Normal State
of Economic Activities 7
Reduce Uncertainties Through Provision of Right and Timely Information
to the Public 8
Estimate the Cost of Future Preparedness Including Determining the Role
of Public Health Insurance 8
The Davao Region Recovery and Resiliency Program to Mitigate Losses from COVID-19 and to Adapt to the New Normal: A Phased and Adaptive Approach 9
Chapter 1 Conveying the Right Information to the Public to Gain Public Trust and Confidence 11
Framework: Building confidence through access to right information 11
Social Media Analytics 12
Determining Information Needs 12
Protocols for Information Management and Reporting 13
Sample Dashboard and Available Data 15
Packaging the data to provide clear and understandable information 18
Chapter 2 Mitigating Losses 23
Assessment 23
Social Impact 27
Agriculture and Fisheries Sector Impact 37
Industry and Services Sector Impact 38
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Chapter 3 Defining the New Normal 47
Parameters for lifting restrictions 47
Characterizing the “new normal” 61
Political 61
Economic 65
Social 82
Technology 87
Legal 90
Environment 94
Strategies 102
Phased and adaptive recovery approach 103
Whole-of-society approach to adapt to the “new normal” 121
Government-led, LGU-enabled, people-centered interventions 124
Chapter 4 Priority Programs, Activities and Projects (PPAs) 129
Economic 132
Production 132
Financial Assistance 139
Employment Assistance 140
Social 141
Health 141
Education 149
Protection 152
Environment 153
Governance 162
Annexes 173
IATF-MEID Resolutions 173
RTF XI-COVID19 Resolutions 179
RTF XI COVID19 Orders 182
Local Government Pronouncements 184
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LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES
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Chapter 1 Conveying the Right Information to the Public to Gain Public Trust and Confidence
Figure 1.1 Framework for COVID-19 Information 11
Figure 1.2 Communication Phases to Build Confidence and Adapt to
the New Normal 13
Chapter 2 Mitigating Losses
Table 2.1 Cereals, Vegetables and Fruits Supply Inventory and Projection,
in Metric Tons (MT), by Province/Region, April 15, 2020 26
Table 2.2 Livestock Supply Inventory and Projection, in Metric Tons (MT),
by Region, April 15, 2020 27
Table 2.3 Business Establishments affected by ECQ (until May 15, 2020),
by Type of Enterprise, Davao Region (validated on May 22, 2020) 41
Table 2.4 Number of Business Establishments that remains affected
and which resumed operations under GCQ (until May 27, 2020),
by Type of Enterprise, Davao Region (validated on May 27, 2020) 42
Table 2.5 Tourist Arrivals, Davao Region, Q1 2019 vs Q1 2020 45
Table 2.6 Number of Affected Establishments, Number of Affected Workers
and Estimated Income Losses, By Industry 46
Figure 2.1 Value of Tourist Receipts, Davao Region, 1st quarter 2019 vs.
1st quarter of 2020 44
Chapter 3 Defining the New Normal
Table 3.1 Risk Severity Grading and Risk-Based Public Health Standard 48
Table 3.2 Modification Potential Matrix Per Setting 49
Table 3.3 Prescribed interventions in various settings 50
Table 3.4 Macroeconomic Indicators, Davao Region, 1ST Qtr 2020 vis-à-vis
1st Qtr 2019 68
Table 3.5 Davao Region Major Commodities supply chain matrix1 75
Table 3.6 Air Quality in Davao City Monitoring Areas 95
Table 3.7 Volume of Hazardous/Infectious Waste 96
Table 3.8 Percentage Change in Water Demand, January – April 2020 and
February – April 2019, by Customer Classification 98
Table 3.9 Davao City Water District’s New Normal Initiatives in Addressing
Water Demand 99
Figure 3.1 Re-estimated Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP),
1 PIDS Discussion Paper Series No. 2014-35, Compilation and Synthesis of Major Agricultural Value Chain Analysis in the Philippines, Roehlano M.
Briones, 2013
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Davao Region, CY 2020, at constant 2000 prices 69
Figure 3.2 Food Supply Chain and Actors, Davao Region 76
Figure 3.3 Monthly Water Demand in Cubic Meters for January – April 2020,
by Water District 97
Chapter 4 Priority Programs, Activities and Projects (PPAs)
Table 4.1 Breakdown of PAPs by Year, 2020-2022, in Thousands 130
Table 4.2 Breakdown of PAPs by Province, 2020-2022, in Thousands 130
Table 4.3 Breakdown of Pas by Agency, 2020-2022, in Thousands 131
Figure 4.1 Subsectoral Breakdown of PAPs, in Percentage, 2020-2022 129
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Executive Summary The Davao Region Recovery Program (RRP) to Mitigate Losses from COVID-19 and Adapt
to the “New Normal” provides direction to the national government agencies, the local
government units, private sector and all other stakeholders for decisions and actions on the
Region’s transition toward the new normal to revive the economy and build its resilience for
similar global pandemics in the future.
As guide in the decision-making process and development of more specific sectoral policies
for COVID-19 responses, it aims to: 1) promote confidence in health systems; 2) rebuild
consumer and business confidence; 3) formulate policies and programs to adapt to a new
normal state of economic activities; 4) reduce uncertainties through provision of right and
timely information to the public; and 5) estimate the cost of future preparedness including
determining the role of public health insurance.
Conveying the right information to the public to gain public trust and
confidence. Foremost in the RRP is for the government to build people’s confidence by providing them access to timely, accurate and relevant information. This will be achieved by
providing the framework, protocols, guidelines and strategies for effectively communicating
information to the public along the different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic and future
crises.
To convey accurate and timely information to the public, Davao Region shall develop an
official portal or dashboard for COVID-19 related matters. All information will be harmonized
in one platform to ease the public’s access.
Mitigating Losses. To obtain a good grasp of the overall situation in the Region, the impact of the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) was assessed as the
preventive actions had immediate and significant impact on the region’s social and economic
sectors.
Defining the New Normal. Davao Region adheres to the World Health Organization’s (WHO)- recommended criteria on easing restrictions, the new normal is defined as: a)
transmission of the disease is controlled, b) health system capacities are in place to detect, test,
isolate, and treat every case and trace every contact, c) outbreak risks are minimized in special
settings like health facilities and nursing homes d) preventive measures are in place in
workplaces, schools, and other places where it is essential for people to go, e) importation risks
can be managed and f) communities are fully educated, engaged, and empowered to adjust to
the “new norm.”
Characterizing the New Normal. The threat of COVID-19 remains even after ECQ is lifted. The public, therefore, shall embrace new norms in doing things in order to limit the
spread of the virus. The Region’s Political, Economic, Social, Technology, Legal and
Environment aspects have been characterized as it navigates toward the new normal through
appropriate policies and interventions.
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Strategies. The Region shall adapt a phased and adaptive approach in its recovery program based on the national government’s strategy as well as employ a whole-of-society approach to
adapt to the new normal while ensuring that its interventions are government-led, LGU-
enabled and people-centered
Major Programs and Projects. The programs and projects in the RRP are the interventions for the social, economic, infrastructure and governance sectors to address the
impact of COVID-19 and to propel the region toward the new normal of doing things. The
Region requires PhP51.62 Billion to implement its programs, activities and projects from 2020
to 2022.
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Background COVID-19 Transmission
The World Health Organization (WHO) received a report on pneumonia cases of unknown
cause detected in Wuhan, China, through its Country Office, on December 31, 2019. A Public
Health Emergency of International Concern was then declared by the WHO on January 30,
2020 in view of an outbreak of the corona virus infection where a total of 7,818 confirmed
cases worldwide was reported. Majority of these were in China, while 82 cases were reported
in 18 countries outside China. With the increasing number of confirmed cases worldwide,
tallying over 118,000 confirmed cases in over 110 countries and territories around the world,
and the sustained risk of further global spread, the WHO declared on March 11, 2020, the
COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
Thus, countries in the world were enjoined to take “urgent and aggressive action” given the
enormous capacity of the disease to spread the infection and induce a crippling effect to the
socio-economic life of people and societies. As of June 25, 2020, globally, there were
9,296,202 confirmed cases with almost half a million (479,133) deaths. By territory, Western
Pacific, where the Philippines belong, has the least confirmed cases at 209,215.
The Philippines recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19 on January 30, 2020. Three
months later, the country recorded a total of 9,223 confirmed cases, 607 deaths and 1,214
recoveries. As of June 25, 2020, the Philippines reported 33,069 confirmed cases with 778 new
cases reported for June 25 alone. The number of recoveries was 27% of the total 8,910 cases
while deaths was recorded at 1,212.
Davao Region recorded its first COVID-19 confirmed case on March 15, 2020 and was
observed to be on an uptrend reaching 488 cases on June 25, 2020 with 13 new cases. Majority
of the total confirmed cases were those belonging to ages 20-49, while the least affected were
those under 19 years old.
As of June 25, 2020, 25,667 probable cases in Davao Region have completed the 14-day home
quarantine. Deaths were relatively low and maintained at 31 or only 6% of total confirmed
cases from May 12 to June 25, with no new death recorded on June 25. The number of
recovered patients continued to rise to reach 311 or 64% of the total number of confirmed
cases. The spikes were attributed to the enhanced effort of the Region in contact tracing and
testing, including active case finding and swabbing in different identified hot spot areas.
Highest number of asymptomatic cases was recorded on May 29, 2020, less than two weeks
after the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) was lifted and prior to transitioning to
General Community Quarantine (GCQ).
At the initial stage, on May 3, DOH XI reported that 25 of the confirmed cases had exposure
to a cockfight derby held at a popular cockpit in Davao City, while the rest were either exposed
to confirmed COVID-19 patients or had travel history to Metro Manila and other places. Given
the number of confirmed cases who had exposure to the cockfight derby that was held on
March 7, 10 and 12, the same cockpit became the ground zero for the disease not only in Davao
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Region, but in Mindanao as well.
As of June 15, 2020, Davao City continued to record the highest number of confirmed COVID
cases in Davao Region at 362, followed by Davao del Norte at 27, Davao Oriental at 20 and
Davao del Sur at 17. Only Davao de Oro and Davao Occidental recorded single-digit cases at
6 and 4, respectively.
National Government Pronouncements
Due to the WHO declaration on COVID 19 as a global pandemic and an evidence from the
Department Health (DOH) of COVID local transmission, President Rodrigo Duterte issued
Proclamation No. 922, on March 8, 2020, declaring a “State of Public Health Emergency
Throughout the Philippines”. It was declared that the outbreak of COVID-19 constitutes an
emergency that threatens national security and required a whole-of-government response. All
government agencies and local government units (LGUs) were enjoined to render full
assistance and cooperation and mobilize necessary resources to undertake critical, urgent, and
appropriate response and measures in a timely manner to curtail and eliminate the COVID-19
threat.
On March 16, 2020, through Proclamation 929, a State of Calamity was declared by the
President due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019, and upon recommendation by the Inter-
Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) after it raised the Code Alert
System for COVID-19 to Code Red Sublevel 2, following the continued rise of COVID-19
cases in the country. Proclamation 929 also imposed an Enhanced Community Quarantine
throughout the island of Luzon beginning March 17, 2020 up to April 13, 2020, and also
directed all law enforcement agencies, with support from the Armed Forces of the Philippines,
to undertake all necessary measures to ensure peace and order in affected areas.
The National Government, through the Office of the Executive Secretary, then issued on March
16, 2020 guidelines on the implementation of an Enhanced Community Quarantine over the
entire Luzon and further guidelines on the management of the Coronavirus Disease 2019,
including the suspension of classes, prohibition of mass gathering, strict social distancing
measures, impositions of home quarantine, restriction of movement and non-essential travel,
and temporary closure of non-essential work and businesses, among others. Similar
pronouncements from the National Inter Agency Task Force for Management of Emerging
Infectious Disease (IATF) were also issued, providing guidelines and recommendations on
how the Coronavirus Disease 2019 should be managed throughout the country.
Given the enormous task of managing, containing, and preventing the further spread of
COVID-19 in the Philippines, R.A. 11469 or the “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act” was passed
into law on March 25, 2020, granting limited emergency powers to the President for a period
of three months to oversee the COVID-19 crises. The law granted President Duterte 30 special
powers to address the crisis, including The authority to give 18 million low-income families
PhP5,000 to PhP8,000 a month in emergency cash aid depending on the prevailing minimum
wage in the regions for two months, directed PhilHealth to shoulder all medical costs of
workers exposed to the coronavirus for the duration of the emergency, enforced protective
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measures against hoarding and profiteering of commodities such as food, fuel, medicine, and
medical supplies, secured goods such as protective laboratory and medical equipment, medical
supplies, tools, testing kits, facilities and venues, and others in an efficient manner, ensured
the availability of essential goods through measures that reduced interference to the supply
chain, as well as authorized the allocation of funds to address the COVID-19 emergency.
IATF issued Resolution No. 29, series of 2020, which extended the Enhanced Community
Quarantine over several high-risk areas up to May 15, 2020. These areas included the National
Capital Region, Region III, Region IV-A, the provinces of Pangasinan, Benguet, Iloilo, Cebu,
and the cities of Davao, Cebu and Baguio. The same Resolution also put all other low-risk and
moderate-risk areas in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao under General Community Quarantine.
Another issuance was IATF Resolution No. 30, series of 2020 providing the omnibus
guidelines for the implementation of community quarantine in the Philippines beyond May 16,
2020, which applies to all regions, provinces, cities, or areas placed under General or Enhanced
Community Quarantine. Moreover, beginning May 16, 2020, all decisions to impose, lift, or
extend a community quarantine in provinces, highly-urbanized cities (HUCs) and independent
component cities (ICCs) rested with the IATF.
The latest issuance is embodied in IATF Resolution No. 46-A on June 15, 2020, which placed
Davao City, among other highly-urbanized cities (HUCs) under General Community
Quarantine or GCQ, this was actually an extended GCQ, and the five provinces under MGCQ,
or an extended MGCQ from June 16-30, 2020 (Annex A lists the IATF-MEID Resolutions).
Regional Task Force 11-COVID 19 Pronouncements
Davao Region became the first Region in the country to adopt a unified structure applying the
Incident Command System (ICS) for its regionwide response to the COVID-19 outbreak. After
President Rodrigo Duterte declared a State of Calamity due to the Corona Virus Disease 2019
on March 16, 2020 and imposed an Enhanced Community Quarantine over the entire Luzon
thereafter, Davao Region immediately took urgent action to establish its integrated response
mechanism in managing the crisis.
By virtue of Joint RPOC XI – RDC XI Resolution No. 9, dated March 17, 2020, the Davao
Region Task Force on Coronavirus Desease-19 (RTF11-COVID19) was created and the Davao
City Mayor was designated as overall Regional Incident Command System (ICS) Commander
and Chairperson of the RTF11-COVID19. On the same day of its creation, the RTF11-COVID
19 declared a regionwide lock down in order to mitigate and contain the threat of infection by
suspending land, sea, and domestic air transportation coming to Davao Region and closure of
all ports of entry into the Region effective 00:01H of March 19, 2020. RTF11 also supported
Davao City’s Executive Orders No. 12 and 13, series of 2020 on the suspension of all
international and domestic travel to and from Davao City throughout the duration of the City’s
Community Quarantine, through RTF11-COVID19 Resolution No. 10, s.2020.
Guidelines for all component-LGUs and security personnel manning the checkpoints during
the Region-wide land lockdown were firmed up through RTF Orders issued by the RTF
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Chairperson. Appropriate RTF Orders were also issued to define the quarantine protocols for
persons who were stranded at Davao Region’s boundary checkpoints, prohibition and
exemptions on the movement of persons within the Region, guidelines on cargo transport
during the State of Public Health Emergency, the imposition of curfew hours, as well as the
implementation of liquor ban and the prohibition of the manufacture, transport, and trading of
methanol-based products within the Region.
To align its efforts with the National Task Force-COVID19, the RTF11-COVID19 also issued
RTF11-COVID19 Resolution No. 9 on March 29, 2020, “Creating the Task Groups on
Response, Resource Management and Logistics, and Strategic Communication Under the
RTF11-COVID 19”. The Task Group Response Operations were tasked to identify, screen and
assist suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients, provide necessary treatment, implement
preventive measures, implement community quarantine regulations, maintain peace and order,
provide emergency relief to affected population and undertake proper disposal of cadavers.
The Task Group Resource Management and Logistics were tasked to ensure the availability of
resources, supplies, and facilities for response operations, identify quarantine and treatment
facilities and locations, and formulate economic plans, programs, and projects to cope with the
impacts. The Task Group Strategic Communications were tasked to disseminate appropriate,
accurate and timely messages utilizing all available platforms, manage “infodemics”,
implement measures to cultivate the adoption of desired public behaviour, and address local
“fake news” and other falsified information.
In view of the increasing trend of COVID-19 confirmed cases, the entire Region was placed
under General Community Quarantine effective 5:00AM on March 26, 2020 per RTF11-
COVID19 Order No. 2020-007, and was elevated to a regionwide Enhanced Community
Quarantine (ECQ) beginning at 9:00PM on April 4, 2020 per RTF11-COVID19 Order No.
2020-008. By this time, cases of local transmission have already been observed and measures
for its containment were already scaled up through contact tracing and testing.
Pursuant to DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2020-062, a supplemental RTF Order (RTF11-
COVID19 Order No. 2020-008-A) was also issued on April 5, 2020, suspending private and
public transportation for inter-LGU travels within the Region, prescribing transportation
arrangements for front-liners, essential workers, and vulnerable groups during the ECQ, as
well as, the imposition of a total liquor ban, and longer curfew hours regionwide, from 6PM
to 6AM.
Recognizing that the foregoing measures have slowed down the spread of COVID-19 in Davao
Region and that lifting of quarantine restrictions “too early” could lead to new waves of
outbreaks, the RTF issued RTF11-COVID19 Order No. 2020-009 on April 17, 2020, extending
the regionwide ECQ until 11:59PM, 26 April 2020. The same Order directed the Local Chief
Executives to adopt the recommendations of the Department of Health for the implementation
of Community Quarantine in their respective LGUs, once the lifting of ECQ is granted by the
proper health authorities.
Meanwhile, all LGUs were enjoined to vigorously adopt and implement the Detect, Isolate,
Treat and Reintegrate Strategy prescribed by the National Task Force COVID-19. The RTF
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adopted measures such as intensified contact tracing of suspected and probable COVID-19
cases, early case detection by the Barangay Health Emergency Response Teams, acquisition
and distribution of personal protective equipment to healthcare workers, provision of adequate
facilities and deployment of additional human resources to handle isolating and managing of
COVID-19 cases, and continued monitoring to prevent a surge of the disease. For this purpose,
all provinces, cities, and municipalities in the Region were advised to fully utilize their
Bayanihan Grants during the quarantine period.
RTF11-COVID Resolution No. 17 was issued on April 30, 2020, adopted the national IATF’s
recommendations for the imposition of ECQ or GCQ for specific high-risk areas in the country
until 15 May 2020, including Davao City, in accordance with the IATF-prescribed parameters
and procedure. The LGUs of Davao Region were enjoined to abide by these recommendations,
moving forward. Thereafter, the RTF11 COVID-19 abides by the subsequent guidelines of
the national AITF for the implementation of the quarantine measures in the whole country and
areas-specific based on risk classification.
Since its creation, the RTF11-COVID 19 has passed 19 Resolutions and 15 Orders on relevant
concerns to effectively combat the COVID 19 pandemic (Annex A lists the RTF 11-COVID
19 Resolutions and Orders).
Local Government Pronouncements
In compliance with IATF and RTF11 COVID 19 Resolutions, the local government units of
Davao Region issued their respective Executive Orders that recommend strategic government
responses at the local level to address the threat of COVID-19 (Annex A lists the various
Executive Orders issued by the LGUs of Davao City and the five provinces of Davao Region).
The City Government of Davao and the Provincial Governments of Davao de Oro and Davao
del Norte announced that they shall continue to implement the ECQ until May 15, with a re-
evaluation on May 16. Consequently, the City Government of Davao issued Executive Order
No. 28 declaring the extension of the ECQ until May 15, 2020. The Provinces of Davao
Oriental, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte and Davao Occidental issued EO Nos. 17, 27, 34
and 29, respectively, to shift to GCQ, from May 1 to 15, 2020.
However, on April 30, 2020, President Rodrigo R. Duterte issued Executive Order No. 112,
providing for the Omnibus Guidelines for the Implementation of Community Quarantine in
the Philippines, which apply to all regions, provinces, cities or areas placed under General or
Enhanced Quarantine. Under this EO, the City of Davao was included among the areas placed
under ECQ for the period May 1, 12:01 AM to May 15, 11:59 PM. This in effect removed
Davao de Oro and Davao del Norte from among the high-risk areas.
The RTF11-COVID 19 Resolution No. 17 adopted EO 112 and its categorization of Davao
Region LGUs of Davao City, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao de Oro and Davao
Occidental. It, however, concurred with Davao de Oro and Tagum City to be placed under
extended ECQ until May 15. Davao del Norte per its EO NO. 37, s.2020 saw the need to
continue the implementation of ECQ over Tagum City, while the rest of the Province was
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placed under GCQ from May 1, 2020 up to May 15, 2020. On the other hand, Davao de Oro
per EO no. 31, s, 2020 extended their implementation of ECQ from May 1, 2020 up to May
15, 2020 (Annex A lists the Executive Orders issued by Davao City and all Provinces in Davao
Region).
NTF-TWG on Anticipatory and Forward Planning
To commence forward planning and as part of its transitory process, the NEDA published a
Report on March 19, 2020, “Addressing the Social and Economic Impact of the COVID-19
Pandemic”. In that Report, NEDA outlined a three-phased program of interventions on public
health response and rebuilding consumer and business confidence that may be implemented
by both the Government and private sectors.
To provide context on all the issues faced by the country affecting all sectors of society, as
well as the recommendations on hand, there was a need to provide one direction to all efforts
of Government in partnership with the private sector on how it would be able to cope once the
community quarantine shall have been lifted. This need gave rise to the creation of the
Technical Working Group on Anticipatory and Forward Planning (TWG-AFP) on March 27,
2020 through Resolution No. 16 of the IATF-EID. The TWG-AFP, chaired by NEDA. It was
tasked to assess the impact of COVID-19 and Enhanced Community Quarantine, and draft
appropriate policy recommendations that will help stimulate the economy, and adapt to the
“new normal” of economic activity.
On April 27, 2020, the TWG-AFP submitted to IATF-EID its final report, “Addressing the
Social and Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic”, outlining three phases of
Government’s response against COVID-19, namely: response, mitigation and transition to the
new normal. The transition to new normal requires a risk assessment plan that would also study
the possible resumption of high value sectors with low risk of spreading the virus. The impact
and risk assessment and set of policy recommendations were to be integrated in a Recovery
Program that will be replicated in all regions. The formulation of Regional Recovery Programs
(RRPs) by all Regions commenced taking guidance from the Final Report of the TWG-AFP.
The vital roles of the LGUs and the Regional Development Councils (RDCs) were highlighted
in the RRPs, particularly in the implementation of priority PPAs as the country transitions to
the “new normal” in reviving the economy and building the resilience of communities to
similar pandemic in the future.
With said developments, and additional national guidance, including the completion of the
draft Philippine Economic Recovery Program by NEDA on May 14, dubbed as “PH-
PROGRESO- Philippine Program for Recovery with Equity and Solidarity-Turning Crisis into
an Opportunity, the first version of the Davao Region RRP was enhanced.
The enhanced Davao Region Recovery and Resiliency Program aligns with the national
recovery program, as well as firms up the assessment portion to highlight the emergency,
recovery and resilience stages of the phased approach, thus making it more doable and
responsive to the requirements of the new normal. Further, the DRRRP was improved adopting
available methodology/ies for formulating recovery and resilience programs.
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Objectives of the Recovery and Resiliency Program
In general, the Davao Region RRP has been formulated to bounce back from the effects of
COVID-19 and to facilitate the Region’s adaptation to the “new normal”. It shall serve as a
basis in the decision-making process and development of more specific sectoral policies for
COVID-19 response.
1) Promote confidence in health systems
The COVID-19 experience has made it obvious that the Region, even the country and the world
in general were not ready for a crisis as huge as the spread of this disease. While patient care
has been relatively well-managed by the Region’s public and private health institutions and
health professionals, lessons can be drawn from the experience so that the Region can assure
its people that their health and wellbeing can be taken care of in normal and not-so-normal
situations. The RRP shall ensure that lessons learned from the crisis will take root in the
advances the Region needs to undertake in improving systems and practices in health
institutions, strengthening health services and facilities, capacitating health professionals,
augmenting medical resources, and engaging a whole-of-society approach in addressing health
crises situations. This is to heighten the claim-holders’ sense of security and their satisfaction
with health care and government services as they have access to an adequate health system.
2) Rebuild consumer and business confidence The COVID-19 and the ECQ has brought about unprecedented uncertainties. The immediate
objective is to bring the pandemic under control and mitigate the economic damage to
consumers and businesses. While the estimates of expected recovery are equally uncertain,
the Region shall strive to lay the foundations for a strong and sustained recovery by keeping
markets open and predictable and fostering a more favorable business environment to spur
investments under a “new normal” scenario.
3) Formulate policies and programs to adapt to a “new normal” state of economic activities.
As the region works its way through the COVID-19 crisis, different scenarios for recovery and
“new normal” policies shall be adopted to redefine the economy. These include policies for
emerging businesses/industries and job-creating opportunities that will accelerate the transition
to a new and sustainable and more inclusive economy.
Program and policy responses of government shall be crafted accordingly such that they
support the Region’s shift to the “new normal”, both in the short- and long-term. Social
protection measures (e.g. health protection, unemployment benefits, social assistance, etc.) and
economic support for both the demand and supply sides shall be the immediate priority.
The programs, activities and projects (PAPs) contained in this Program are based on the
Department of Budget and Management’s issuance of National Budget Circular No. 580 dated
April 22, 2020, on the Adoption of Economy Measures in the Government due to the
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Emergency Health Situation. The Circular provides for the discontinuance of appropriated
PAPs, whether released or unreleased, as well as unobligated allotments to fund the operations
and response measures related to the COVID-19 emergency situation. As such, the RDC XI
has proactively requested all concerned agencies to reprioritize and realign their CY 2020
budgets to identify PAPs that need to be implemented immediately to respond to the
emergency health situation; revisit and resubmit their RDC XI-endorsed FY 2021 budget
proposals to identify PAPs that will be implemented in 2021 to continually fund mitigating
measures for the COVID-19 pandemic; and identify PAPs in FY 2022 (to the extent possible)
for the continuing efforts related to COVID-19.
Over the long-term, program and policy interventions shall be geared towards harnessing the
Region’s long-term growth potential and building its resilience to future shocks, with
interventions to build capacity for coping with and recovering from external shocks, not only
from COVID-19, but also from other forms of natural disasters and future climate change
impacts.
4) Reduce uncertainties through provision of right and timely information to the
public Communication is key to the building of peoples’ confidence in public institutions and
engaging them to cooperate in government efforts in times of a crisis like COVID-19. The
RRP shall ensure that government is transparent in handling and managing the situation, that
right information are made accessible to the public on a regular basis, and that systems are in
place to respond to information needs and gaps in a timely manner and consistently, even as
the Region transitions into and adapts to the new normal.
5) Estimate the cost of future preparedness including determining the role of public health insurance
The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a painful background to addressing a crisis with
enormous proportions, not just affecting pockets of communities but everyone, in all aspects
and without exemption. The RRP shall take reference from this experience to ensure that the
Region is well prepared to address similar and even greater crises that may be forthcoming,
reduce the risks that will be brought about by these crises, strengthen the resilience of the most
vulnerable against impacts, hence, proactively address the related future requirements. The
RRP shall highlight the role of public health insurance as it impacts on the government coffers
and its medical readiness and sustainability, as well as in securing the financial capacities and
safety of Davaoeños. Among the expected roles of public health insurance include providing
support and assistance to MSMEs and OFWs through deferment of premium payments, as
necessary, and in providing full medical coverage for people getting sick from new and
emerging diseases and in sustaining the universal healthcare coverage for all.
Davao Region shall determine the extent of losses due to the pandemic and the cost of future
preparedness which can be gleaned from the accompanying list of programs, activities and
projects (PAPs) proposed to be implemented by concerned agencies from 2020 to 2022.
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Likewise, the role of the self-sustaining public health insurance shall be determined in terms
of covering an individual’s health care.
The Davao Region Recovery and Resiliency Program to Mitigate Losses from Covid-19 and to Adapt to the New Normal: A Phased and Adaptive Approach
The Davao Region Economic Recovery and Resiliency Program is based on the National
Government’s four-pillar strategy in responding to the COVID-19 crisis, as follows:
The Program’s framework is phased and delineated among three stages: Stage 1 or the
Emergency Stage; Stage 2 or the Recovery Stage; and Stage 3 or the Resiliency Stage. Because
the crisis it addresses concerns health, the analogies for these stages mirror a patient’s stages
of a stay in the hospital, so that for Stage 1, the analogy is Intubation in the ICU; for Stage 2,
it is Dextrose in a regular room; and for Stage 3, the analogy is Vitamins at home. These
analogies are adopted from the national economic recovery plan, the PH-PROGRESO.
The stages relate to definite periods in the ongoing battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stage 1 covers the period from March to May 2020; Stage 2 covers the period June to
December 2020; and Stage 3 covers the period 2021 and onwards.
Each of these stages is also defined by the area quarantine classification that was implemented
during the period, so that for Stage 1, the Region was generally under Enhanced Community
Quarantine; during Stage 2 it was upgraded to General Community Quarantine; and in Stage
3, the target is to be able to transcend the quarantines and thus bring the Region to the New
Normal.
For the stages the applicable Pillar strategy is applied. For the Emergency Stage, the strategies
under Pillars 1 and 2 were generally resorted to, while for the Recovery and Resilience Stages,
strategies under Pillars 3 and 4 will be pursued.
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The rest of the framework spells out the main strategies proposed under the three phased stages,
viz: Emergency Stage Recovery Stage Resiliency Stage
Period March to May 2020 June to December 2020 2021 onwards
Analogy Intubation in ICU Dextrose in regular room Vitamins at home
Area Quarantine
Classification
ECQ GCQ Post-GCQ – New Normal
Pillar Pillar I and II Pillar III and IV Pillar III and IV
Key Features Messaging focused on health advisories, access to treatment, case monitoring with LGUs
Messaging focused on reducing losses & improving socioeconomic conditions
Messaging focused on the new normal across sectors and on turning the crisis into opportunities
Immediate provision of social protection packages
Improvement of social protection programs & income support systems
Fast track the implementation of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys)
Establishment of unified regional guidelines on quarantine measures & health protocol
Improvement of health systems & health care facilities
Institution of a fully integrated health systems database
Aggressive testing & contact tracing
Improvement of the status & supply of human resources for health (HRH)
Full PhilHealth coverage of emerging or re-emerging diseases
Ensure unhampered movement of A & F goods & services
Adoption of blended learning by shifting to digital & alternative learning modes
Institutionalization of flexible learning options such as open high school, alternative delivery modes & satellites for off-grid areas
Banks encouraged to provide financial relief to companies & suspend imposition of interest fees & charges on loans
Realignment of expenditure priorities for FY 2020
Reprioritization of the budget for FY 2021 and onwards
Establishment of quarantine control & intensified containment measures, & secure critical lifeline & facilities
Provision of access to business financing & financial services
Promotion of co-financing between the National Government and LGUs
Strengthening of online marketing of agricultural produce through establishment of online/digital channels for transactions & delivery services
Investment Priorities Plan to include activities critical for the supply of essential goods
Hastening the growth of e-commerce by focusing on speed, security & structure to increase sales
Building MSME’s capacity for business continuity planning
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Chapter 1
Conveying the right information to the public to gain public trust and confidence A whole-of-society cooperation is of utmost importance in handling the COVID-19 pandemic,
containing the spread of the disease, and mitigating its impact. Such cooperation is only
possible if people have full understanding and appreciation of the problem in its entirety, and
confidence in public institutions.
As Davao Region strives to end the crisis and hasten recovery, it shall build peoples’
confidence by providing access to vital information. At the same time, it shall listen and be
receptive to people’s feedback to ascertain the needs and gaps, and have a better, more holistic
understanding and handling of the crisis. This includes the need to address questions, persistent
worries, and rumors.
The RTF11 COVID-19 Task Group on Strategic Communications, chaired by the Philippine
Information Agency, was created to coordinate the dissemination of appropriate, accurate, and
timely messages utilizing all available platforms, and to implement measures to cultivate the
adoption of desired public behaviour.
This section provides the framework, protocols, guidelines and strategies for effectively
communicating information to the public along the different stages of the COVID-19
pandemic.
1.1. Framework: Building confidence through access to right information
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Communication is integral to every public health intervention. It provides the basis and
precedes actions taken by people who are affected or at risk and the actions of the institutions
who respond to the outbreak. Regular and proactive communication with the community helps
alleviate confusion and avoid misunderstanding.
Access to the right information builds confidence and fosters cooperation among the
stakeholders, viz., the government, affected population, health care providers, media, NGO
partners, and the general public - towards ending the crisis and rebuilding the economy. The people must be apprised pertinent to health, social, economic, public safety/security, and
governance information. It is crucial that the government’s information, communication, and
education efforts are in sync with the economic recovery program: i.e., PH-PROGRESO’s
phased and adaptive recovery approach on Emergency Stage, Recovery Stage and Resiliency
Stage.
1.2. Social Media Analytics
Determining Information Needs
While most of the information sought by the public may already be available, these are largely
fragmented. Based on the results of crowd sourcing and media analysis at the national level,
which are applicable to Davao Region, the most important information that must be provided
immediately are on the emergency measures, namely: general COVID-19 situation, spread,
treatment and available health facilities; on-going social protection and support measures, case
monitoring with LGUs, subsidies for the poor, support for key sectors, among others.
The next series of needed information are on the recovery measures to reduce losses and
manage the transition of the rest of the economy, along with provisions on transparency and
governance (e.g., reports on fund disbursement and parameters on lifting ECQ, among others).
Figure 1.1 Framework for COVID-19 Information
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Finally, information for the resiliency stage are on how the government plans to build back
better and transition to the new normal must be provided. Information on what the “new
normal” across each sector needs shall be shared so that appropriate measures can be provided
to turn crisis into opportunities.
Protocols for Information Management and Reporting As earlier mentioned, well-conceived and effectively delivered messages are crucial to help
facilitate emergency efforts, cooperation and public confidence. Apart from this, the
government’s implementation of transparency measures calls for establishing protocols for
information management and reporting. These shall address the current gaps and challenges,
such as fragmented information sourced on COVID-19 and existing data protocols and
safeguards adopted by agencies. Another consideration is ensuring consistency in information
and language from all partners and avoiding misinformation/rumours.
Among the communication issues that Davao Region had to contend with at the height of the
COVID-19 pandemic are the following:
a) Need to build people’s trust in the government’s provision of services at the time of the
COVID19 pandemic;
b) Massive proliferation of misinformation easily spread through social media that hampers
the government from influencing people’s behaviour;
c) Being a new disease, COVID-19 caused confusion, anxiety and fear among the population, which has given rise to stigma and discrimination towards patients and
frontliners that can undermine social cohesion.
To gain the trust of Davaoeños, influence their behavior on beating COVID-19 and recover
together as one, the following strategies shall be adopted, as recommended by the AFP-TWG
and by the RTF11-TG on Strategic Communications:
Fig. 1.2 Communication Phases to Build Confidence and Adapt to the New Normal
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Strategies Lead Entities Timelines
Establish and/or activate talking heads to be the official spokesperson and be relied on as source of official information
PIA XI, concerned agencies
During ECQ up to the full lifting of the ECQ (Emergency. Recovery and Resiliency stages)
Establish official communication platforms at the regional, provincial and municipal level; and utilize all government information networks
PIA XI, PLGUs/ CLGU/MLGU Information Office, C4DNet
During ECQ up to the full lifting of the ECQ (Emergency. Recovery and Resiliency stages)
Develop a dashboard/portal to provide at-a-glance views of key information on the COVID-19 crisis
DICT XI, NEDA XI, PIA XI, LGUs, concerned agencies
During ECQ up to the full lifting of the ECQ (Emergency. Recovery and Resiliency stages)
Create an inter-agency body that will manage the dashboard/portal and ensure efficient linkages to the respective agencies’ websites
DICT XI, NEDA XI, PIA XI, LGUs, concerned agencies
During ECQ up to the full lifting of the ECQ (Emergency. Recovery and Resiliency stages)
Formulate data sharing agreements across government entities that will provide data for the portal
Concerned government agencies/GOCCs
During ECQ up to the full lifting of the ECQ
(Emergency. Recovery and Resiliency stages)
Ensure regular, effective dissemination and unified messaging of IEC materials from the directives set by the national and local government
PIA XI, RTF XI StratCom
During ECQ up to the full lifting of the ECQ (Emergency. Recovery and Resiliency stages)
Create a standard template for all communication
PIA XI During ECQ up to the full lifting of the ECQ (Emergency. Recovery and Resiliency stages)
Set timelines for addressing data gaps
RTF XI StratCom As needed
Ensure the availability of data from the LGUs
LGUs, C4DNet During ECQ up to the full lifting of the ECQ (Emergency. Recovery and Resiliency stages)
Provide broadband internet connectivity through fiber optic network to vital facilities and public places and ensure the functionality of communication lines at all times.
DICT XI During ECQ up to the full lifting of the ECQ (Emergency. Recovery and Resiliency stages)
Establish a referral system to concerned agencies to address publicly aired grievances, issues, and concerns on COVID 19 and government’s response
RTF XI StratCom During ECQ up to the full lifting of the ECQ (Emergency. Recovery and Resiliency stages)
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Sample Dashboard and Available Data
To help the government and other stakeholders make informed decisions, a Davao Region
COVID-19 dashboard shall be developed to display updated COVID-19 related information
from multiple data sources. As the dashboard may not be able to provide a complete picture for all government assistance, line agencies shall explore the creation of a COVID-19 portal
in their official websites or social media pages. The dashboard shall contain links to these
agencies and direct people to websites or platforms where support programs are spelled out.
The agencies’ websites may also provide a link, which directs the public to the dashboard for
COVID-19.
Recommended Indicators
Based on the social media analysis and mapping of available data, the following indicators
shall be in the dashboard or portal corresponding to the three phases of Response, Mitigation,
and Transition to the new normal. As there will be too much data to host and maintain in one
portal, the information needs shall be categorized into what will be directly available in the
portal and those that will have links to partner agencies’ COVID-19 corners or portals.
Emergency Phase
The priority information needs of the public during this phase shall comprise of the following:
Platform Health Social Economic Security Governance
In the portal
• Total number of cases (disaggregated by sex, age, region, or province)
• Total number of deaths, recoveries, suspected and probable cases
• Total number of case conducted (disaggregated by suspected and probable cases tested and confirmatory tests)
• Basic FAQs and Dos and Don’ts to prevent spread of disease (infographics, videos)
• Description of eligibility and process of receiving assistance from government interventions during ECQ, i.e., SAP, TUPAD, CAMP, PhilHealth packages (updated guidelines on availment and coverage)
• Opportunities to donate and/or volunteer
• Support services, programs, initiatives to aid SMEs and industries under difficult situations (classified per sector), especially for micro and small enterprises
• Practical information for producers and consumers (e.g., DA’s Kadiwa Centers, trading posts)
• Business and services allowed to operate (during and
• Safety precautions and protocols during ECQ
• FAQs on the ECQ
• Government hotlines (health, report grievances, etc.
• Social media hub
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Platform Health Social Economic Security Governance
• Hotline for Ambulatory services
• Personal stories of recovered patients on their journey to recovery
after lockdown
Partner agency websites or social media pages (with links from the main portal)
• List of referral hospitals for COVID-19 (DOH) and capacities of each hospital
• List of testing centers (DOH)
• Procedures on getting treatment care (DOH and LGUs)
• Where to get health resources, i.e., PPEs, ventilators; or available stock equipment (DOH)
• Online consultation for COVID and non-COVID health concerns (Lung Center, Philippine Mental Health, etc.)
• Other epidemiological or health information on confirmed patients, i.e., hospitalization, intensive care unit admissions (DOH)
• Forecast on disease or infection spread per area of LGU (FASSSTER/UPRI)
• Intervention or mapping of
• Status of disbursement of national and local government inventories, i.e., SAP (DSWD); TUPAD (DOLE); CAMP (DOLE); PhilHealth Packages (PhilHealth; LGU interventions (DILG)
• Available education programs per level; online or offline (DepEd, CHED, TESDA)
• Guidelines on the moratorium of payment on housing loans and utilities (HDMF, SHFC, NHA, and NHMFC, and utility companies)
• Support services for Human Resources for health and frontline workers, i.e., transportatio
• Protocols or guidelines that need to be implemented during ECQ (PNP/AFP)
• Recognizing and countering fake news, false, or misleading information and propaganda (DILG/PCOO)
• Issuances made during the ECQ (PCOO)
• Local ordinances/rules/regulations during ECQ (DILG/LGUs)
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Platform Health Social Economic Security Governance
human resources for health (DOH)
n (DOTr, OVP); billeting for dorms (OVP, LGUs)
• List of beneficiaries for programs (agency in-charge)
Mitigation Phase Recovery Stage
Platform Health Social Economic Security Governance
In the Portal
• Information, update, or news article on the status of development of vaccine
• Transportation guidelines and availability post-ECQ
Partner agency websites or social media pages
School calendar adjustments for SY 2019-2020 and SY 2020-2021; promotion or moving up of students (DepEd)
• Guidelines on adopting flexible work arrangements (DOLE)
• Extension of deadlines on government transactions, i.e., payment of taxes, etc. (BIR, BSP)
• Macro and business indicators (NEDA/DOF/ BSP)
Transition to the ‘New Normal’ Phase
Resiliency Stage
In this phase, the data will include definitions or guidelines on the ‘new normal’ for all sectors;
strategies and structural reforms to turn crisis into opportunity; and tracking of assistance from
the national government and other development partners. The latter shall be an itemized
breakdown of total funds disbursed by the national government and development partners to
different agencies and LGUs vis-à-vis actual accomplishments (reports from line agencies and
LGUs) for transparency.
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Packaging the data to provide clear and understandable information
With the identified information needs, the packaging, or how this information are presented
would be crucial to ensure that the public understands and retains the information made
available to them. The following recommendations shall be adopted:
Laymanize the explanation contained in frequently ask questions (FAQs)
Information provided in the platform must be clear, short, and easy to understand by all. These
explanations must also have translations in the main dialects (e.g., Tagalog, Bisaya, Muslim,
etc.) of the region. Messages need to be tailored to the disease and local sociocultural and
economic realities must be reflected.
Make the portal interface simple, clear, and uncrowded
While the DOH nCoV tracker provides a comprehensive and detailed snapshot of the available
data or information that the Department has, it may overwhelm the public and does not capture
the non-health information the people also need. The website should be simple and clean, and
can direct users to the information they need. For instance, the designated platform may
position the link for staysafe.ph2 where it can be easily seen by the user and provide a short
description of what it is. Use catchy phrases
Following the #weRecoverAsOne, the platform shall contain catchy phrases to entice users to
click and explore. Information shall be presented creatively whilst ensuring the accuracy of
information.
Employ strategic messaging
Strategic messaging and placement of materials are needed to better engage the public. For
instance, the messaging on wearing face masks can be: Face masks should be worn not just to
avoid being infected, but also to avoid infecting others as one could be a carrier of the virus
even without exhibiting symptoms. This kind of messaging brings about a sense of
responsibility towards their community. This can be presented as a short video aired in major
channels in the country (not limited to government channels) and can be made viral on social
media platforms.
Proposed Dashboard/Portal
The proposed Davao Region dashboard shall adopt the following format developed by the
TWG-AFP, but shall be customized for Davao Region. The objective is to bring the locus of
control over the situation to the individual and the community. While the government shall be
seen as taking action comprehensively and as one, it must also be conveyed that, with the right
information and resources, individuals can have significant control of the situation. The
dashboard shall serve as a platform to elicit support and cooperation from the rest of the
society.
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Each box in the homepage leads to relevant COVID-19 pages in the websites of concerned
agencies or to other pages, to wit:
General Situationer and COVID-19 Situation Updates links to the DOH COVID-19 tracker
and other DOH bulletins, press releases, and directories
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Health innovations links to the COVID-19 pages of the Department of Science and
Technology.
Social Services links to the COVID-19 pages of DSWD, DepEd, CHED, and TESDA
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Trabaho at Negosyo sa Panahon ng COVID links to the COVID-19 pages of the DOLE, DTI,
DOTr, and DA.
Laging Handa: Government in Action links to COVID-19 pages providing official guidelines
on the implementation of the ECQ.
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Quarantine Control Points links to the COVID-19 page of the Department of the Interior and
Local Government.
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Chapter 2
Mitigating Losses
2.1. Assessment
The COVID-19 pandemic came as a big surprise to everyone, and to the government. Also,
the crisis appears to involve a societal class dimension: class-A, or the upper- and class-B, or
the middle-income classes, were the ones mostly infected because they were the ones who can
afford travels or were acquainted with ones who have travelled. The impact on the lower-
income classes, on the other hand, was mainly through local transmission wherein the virus
was transmitted through contact with persons afflicted with the disease within the community
or public places where people gathered closely together. As established by medical experts,
the virus can be transmitted through droplets from cough, sneezing, or talking with infected
persons.
In response to the confirmation of localized transmission and in anticipation of possible
community outbreak of the virus, DOH had raised the COVID-19 Alert System to Code Red
sublevel 1. This was a preemptive measure to ensure that national and local governments and
public and private health care providers can prepare for possible increase in suspected and
confirmed cases.
Davao Region responded quickly to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The creation of
Regional Task Force XI COVID-19 paved the way for a unified set of regional guidelines on
quarantine measures through the executive orders issued by Davao Region’s LGUs.
The RTF-COVID19 took action by declaring ECQ to limit the spread of the disease, i.e.,
through physical isolation policies, thus restricting the mobility of people, among which
included limiting work in offices, shutting down educational institutions and prohibiting mass
gatherings. The preventive measures implemented also resulted in the closure of non-essential
establishments and reduced operations and business hours of establishments allowed to
operate. All establishments were directed to close, except government offices, groceries,
supermarkets, wet markets, food commissaries, food manufacturing, food delivery services,
wholesale stores, convenience stores, sari-sari stores, hospitals, medical laboratories,
pharmacies, drugstores, banks and ATMs, service and credit cooperatives, money transfer
services and bayad centers, courier services, construction hardware, doctor’s clinics, gas
stations, water refilling stations, LPG stations and business process outsourcing. Malls had also
limited operations to groceries and pharmacies, closing all other businesses within their
premises. Restaurants were able to continue operations but only through delivery and take-out
transactions. Some restaurants also decided to suspend operations until the situation improves.
Said measures have resulted in financial losses not only for the owners of the businesses, but
also for some employees who had been laid off or have reduced wages. As of June 5, 2020 a
total of 48,701 businesses were affected by the ECQ.
With the region in lockdown, both the national and local governments were faced with
providing social protection for the most vulnerable members of the society as their survival
depended on social interventions. The government was ready with its social protection
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packages, such as the provision of relief goods and financial aid through the Social
Amelioration Program (SAP). While these social protection packages were in place, there were
problems in their implementation. As of May 5, 2020, only 68% or 644,676 families received
the SAP due to slow or no payouts to targeted beneficiaries. There were problems such as
inconsistency in the LGU and DSWD listings of households and inadequate funding for the
SAP. It was only on May 29, 2020, where around 99% or 950,254 families received the SAP.
Additional financial aid and food packs also depended on the financial capacity of an LGU.
There were 993 LGUs (province/city/municipality/barangay) that have utilized their Quick
Respond Funds for assistance to indigent families and daily wage earners. Likewise, the
affected workers in private establishments that had adopted the flexible work arrangements
(FWAs) or temporary closure during the COVID-19 pandemic were offered financial support
through the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) and the Tulong
Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/ Displaced Workers or TUPAD. As of May 29,
2020, ECQ-affected workers needing support reached 205,380, reaching about PhP 413
Million loss of income.
The front-liners in the fight against COVID-19 were faced with problems of lack of personal
protective equipment (PPE), putting their lives at risk. There was shortage of health equipment
and supplies such as gloves, medical masks, respirators, goggles, face shields, gowns, and
aprons for frontline health workers and for the law enforcers manning the quarantine control
points. The need to have steady supply of protective equipment for the health workers and
the law enforcers cannot be overemphasized as long as there is still no vaccine for the disease.
To date, aside from the private sector, there were 54 LGUs that provided the much needed
PPEs to the frontliners.
As of June 4, 2020, of the 360 COVID-19 cases in the region, a total 173 or 48% had recovered
and 30 or 8.3% had died. To facilitate the quarantine for person under monitoring, suspected
and probable and confirmed cases, there were 98 identified Ligtas Covid-19 facilities with 450
bed capacities. To contain the spread of the virus, 50 contact tracing teams were organized in
the cities and municipalities.
The region has established 327 quarantine control points to maintain law and order, ensure
enforcement of the Quarantine Act (RA 9271) and intensify containment measures, and secure
critical lifeline and facilities.
Relatedly, crime incidence in Davao Region plunged by 38 percent after implementing
community quarantine for three months, from 3,685 crime incidents, from January 23 to March
13 (before the community quarantine) to 2,281 crimes starting from March 14 to May 14.
These crimes included crime against persons to 133 from 306 before quarantine; crime against
property from 194 to 71; non-index crime, from 1,481 to 524; traffic incidents from 775 to
219; and special laws from 929 to 1,334.
The lockdown had also resulted in greater domestic usage of energy, water and
telecommunication. Since residents had been confined to their households, commercial use of
energy had fallen while domestic energy consumption had risen. Work-from-home
arrangements had also increased the use of telecommunication at households. The demand for
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water also increased following the increase in sanitation and disinfection activities, such as
hand-washing.
The crisis had also affected transportation. Following the implementation of the enhanced
community quarantine, all public transportation had been suspended. This led to the loss of
livelihood among drivers and operators. Prior to the suspension, drivers were earning less due
to the observation of social distancing within vehicles. The Davao International Airport, had
ceased operating. The resumption of operations was subject to the assessment of the pandemic
situation.
On the brighter side, the social positive effects of the pandemic were phenomenal, aside from
the improvement in the sanitation and hygiene practices of the people, the cooperation among
people was enhanced. There were also remarkable improvements in information sharing,
donations, and volunteerism from everyone. Appreciation and societal support for the front-
liners were lavishly expressed in both the main and social media. As for families, they had
more time together since the lockdowns. Thus, the need to re-think a solution that balances the
economic and health aspects considering the social dimensions of the crisis.
For the environment, cleaner air albeit an increase in solid waste was observed. The ECQ
contributed to the lessening of traffic in the major thoroughfares which in turn led to lesser
emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants into the air, thus improving the air quality.
Solid waste, however, had increased due to the higher usage of packaging materials following
the rise in food delivery services and those of other essential products, as well as greater
volume of hazardous waste, such as disposable masks.
Anticipated decline in Davao Region’s GVA growth rate in the agriculture, forestry and
fishery (AFF) production. With the imposition of an Enhanced Community Quarantine
(ECQ) to prevent the COVID-19 spread, Davao Region’s AFF sector is anticipated to
experience slower growth in gross value added for 2020. Considering the notable decline in
the volume of production of majority of Davao Region’s priority commodities in 2019, and
the restrictions imposed in the early part of 2020 due to ECQ, the said decline was forthcoming.
Among these restrictions included work stoppages in agricultural farms and in big banana
plantations where workers were not able to report for work because of limited public
transportation. These difficulties in accessing farms resulted in the delay in undertaking farm
activities which was anticipated to lead to a slight reduction of yield.
This scenario was exacerbated by the restrained movement of agricultural produce which
resulted in (a) increased food waste due to spoilage of highly perishable commodities, (b) lower
farmgate prices for agricultural/fishery products, and (c) higher retail prices of food
commodities. The closure of restaurants and other food chain establishments also created huge
food surpluses such as vegetables, poultry and dairy products, among others.
The estimated income losses of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Sector as gleaned from
the COVID-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) of DOLE XI revealed a total of
PHP806,355 as of May 29, 2020. The said amount came from a total of 88 AFF Sector
establishments in the Region with about 2,202 affected workers.
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Sufficient supply of food in the Region, albeit risks of decline if Quarantine further
extends. As of the imposition of the ECQ in March, Government agencies reported that food
supplies were still sufficient until the ECQ is lifted. On March 31, 2020, based on the
instruction of the Regional Task Force 11-COVID-19 Chairperson to provide a projection of
the food supply outlook for the entire Davao Region if the pandemic persists in the next
months, the DA XI reported that the supplies for meat, vegetables and fruits were still good
for at least four months, while the rice supply was projected to last for two months granting
that there is no hoarding. Thus, the DA XI recommended to heighten the Task Force’s
monitoring efforts on the possible hoarding of basic commodities in the region.
The DA XI assured that there was sufficient supply of food with production outlook for basic
commodities until June 2020. For rice, Davao Region expected a total of 137,411 MT from
local production for the second quarter of the year, while 93,464.00 MT from the import
production supply, which were adequate to meet the region’s demand for April-June 2020.
This was further supported by DA Secretary Dar’s pronouncement on April 27, 2020 that there
was enough rice supply for the country until March 2021.
Likewise, Tables 2.1 and 2.2 show that fish, livestock and poultry, as well as vegetables and
fruits, are also assured of the needed supply based on the projection until June 2020.
RICE 1,112.00 3,807.00 37,026.00 30,509.00 45,830.00 20,868.00 44,848.00 41,006.00 4,235.00 39,966.00 1,222.00 1,255.00 134,273.00 137,411.00
CORN 674.15 5,978.80 6,698.87 13,055.05 12,656.22 16,566.54 4,924.28 11,811.24 8,898.03 16,802.29 9,565.10 15,053.39 43,416.65 79,267.31
1,786.15 9,785.80 43,724.87 43,564.05 58,486.22 37,434.54 49,772.28 52,817.24 13,133.03 56,768.29 10,787.10 16,308.39 177,689.65 216,678.31
AMPALAYA 1.50 5.11 9.6 30.26 8.20 25.68 12.03 36.73 1.14 3.51 0.05 0.16 32.52 101.45
EGGPLANT 2.00 6.55 4.44 14.00 7.20 22.55 18.18 55.51 0.63 1.94 0.94 2.99 33.39 103.53
TOMATO 2.00 6.52 18.91 59.61 16.00 50.11 - - 0.37 1.14 0.55 1.75 37.83 119.13
POLE SITAO 5.40 17.23 6.39 20.14 18.20 57.00 5.06 15.45 - - 0.29 0.92 35.34 110.74
OKRA 1.00 3.48 0 - 26.20 82.05 5.92 18.08 0.17 0.52 0.35 1.11 33.64 105.25
UPO 0.00 - 0 - - - 4.00 12.21 - - 0.10 0.32 4.10 12.53
SQUASH 2.00 6.58 18 56.74 13.40 41.96 36.40 111.14 0.08 0.25 0.76 2.42 70.64 219.09
PECHAY 1.00 3.54 0.2 0.63 7.80 24.43 2.00 6.11 - 1.01 0.90 2.87 11.90 38.58
MUNGBEAN 0.00 - 0.04 0.13 - - - - - 0.40 - - 0.04 0.53
PEANUT 0.02 0.07 0 - - - - - - 0.80 - 0.41 0.02 1.28
CARROTS 0.01 0.12 0 1.00 60.00 187.90 6.60 20.15 0.03 0.09 - 0.21 66.64 209.47
WHITE POTATO 0.00 - 0 - 60.00 187.90 1.90 5.80 - - - - 61.90 193.70
CABBAGE 0.01 0.04 0 1.50 80.00 250.54 5.30 16.18 0.34 1.05 - 0.41 85.65 269.72
CHINESE CABBAGE 0.02 0.08 0 0.99 80.00 250.54 0.80 2.44 - 0.40 - 0.21 80.82 254.65
SNAP BEANS 0.02 0.08 0 0.78 26.00 81.42 - - - 0.20 - - 26.02 82.48
BROCOLI 0.01 0.04 0 1.00 50.00 156.59 - - - 0.40 - - 50.01 158.03
CAULIFLOWER 0.01 0.04 0 0.89 65.00 203.56 0.65 1.98 - 0.40 - 0.10 65.66 206.98
LETTUCE 0.02 0.07 0 0.56 40.00 125.27 - - - 0.30 - - 40.02 126.20
15.02 49.54 57.58 188.22 558.00 1,747.49 98.84 301.78 2.76 12.42 3.94 13.88 736.14 2,313.34
ONION - 0 - 0.01 0.01 - - - - - - 0.01 0.01
GARLIC - 0 - - - - - - - - - - -
BANANA (ALL VARIETIES) 1,190.86 415.00 1,303.81 45.00 140.93 7,665.32 20,641.97 39.00 119.36 38.90 70.78 8,203.22 23,467.70
PINEAPPLE 299.49 0.00 - - - - - - - - - - 299.49
MANGO (CARABAO MANGO) 25.22 0.00 - 20.00 62.63 - 10.80 0.90 4.93 14.00 18.22 34.90 121.80
PAPAYA - 0.00 - - - - 10.03 - - - - - 10.03
CALAMANSI - 0.00 - - - - - - 1.21 - - - 1.21
WATERMELON - 0.00 - - - - - - - - - - -
0.00 1,515.56 415.00 1,303.81 65.00 203.56 7,665.32 20,662.80 39.90 125.49 52.90 89.00 8,238.12 23,900.22
DAVAO REGION (TOTAL)
APRIL - JUNE
2020 (MT)
APRIL - JUNE
2020 (MT)
APRIL -
JUNE 2020
(MT)
APRIL - JUNE
2020 (MT)
APRIL - JUNE
2020 (MT)
APRIL - JUNE
2020 (MT)
APRIL - JUNE
2020 (MT)
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Table 2.1 Cereals, Vegetables and Fruits Supply Inventory and Projection, in Metric Tons (MT), by Province/Region, April 15, 2020
Source: DA XI
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With the region still on quarantine, and until a vaccine or cure has been made available, the
Region may still face potential shortages in food supply despite the stable or higher demand of
agricultural or food products in supermarkets where consumers have been purchasing food
items for a month’s supply.
For instance, Davao de Oro reported
problems they encountered with food
supply because of the COVID-19 threat,
such as delays in the transport of agriculture
and fishery products due to quarantine
protocols; and the cessation of operations of
a number of firms and entities that were
involved in distribution, buy-and-sell,
processing and consolidation of agri-
product supplies. They reported that if the
situation worsens, this may lead to the
subsequent closing of shop of these buyers
and marketers/processors of agricultural products. As such, local produce coming from the
provinces will be threatened and wasted or will rot in the field.
In addition, the augmentation in the supply of imported rice may experience some difficulty as
Vietnam had already declared temporary suspension of their ri