how covid 19 impacted vulnerable communities in the Philippines

[Audio] how covid 19 impacted vulnerable communities in the Philippines.

[Audio] Economic impacts in communities; COVID- 19 has taken a heavy toll on rural livelihoods. Loss of income and job opportunities were overarching challenges in poor communities in the Philippines..

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[Audio] When people around the world started to bear the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic in mid- 2020, the World Bank launched COVID- 19 surveys to monitor the social and economic impacts of the pandemic on communities. In the Philippines, the community survey conducted in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare and Development ( DSWD), provided important insights on how best to deliver pandemic response and recovery programs aimed at supporting the poorest and most vulnerable rural communities. Respondents included community volunteers and barangay ( village) officials from some of the poorest communities identified through the country's existing national community-driven development project..

[Audio] The extent and severity of the COVID- 19 pandemic's effects vary among groups and sectors, despite the fact that it is a widespread occurrence that is adversely affecting the lives, livelihoods, and wellbeing of the whole population. The pandemic would lead to increased unemployment, decreased income for daily labor, increased food insecurity, depletion of savings and relief measures, disruption of the marketing system, and other effects in developing countries where there is poor infrastructure combined with low levels of education and a high incidence of poverty..

[Audio] However, those studies fail to capture the representative sample and empirical data to forward informed decisions To this end, the present study has investigated the effect of COVID- 19 on the livelihood activities of smallholder farm households..

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