The Cebu Almanac 2019-2023: Pandemic Crisis and Recovery

By Francisco Antonio T. Estepa, Genesis B. Bedio, Julius P. Relampagos, Jan Lorenzo G. Alegado, Rejene T. Lakibul, Leny G. Ocasiones, Ubo Pakes, Charles Dominic P. Sanchez, Sweet Marville S. Blanco, Reanne Angel L. Francisco, Joshua M. Tambor, Jose Eleazar R. Bersales, Francisco Largo, Jean Villacensio (Author)

Quick Overview

The Cebu Almanac 2019-2023: Pandemic Crisis and Recovery is a special five-year edition on Cebu’s journey towards recovery from the economic downturn caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic. The report features Cebu’s economic robustness and resiliency to rise from the ruins inflicted by the community quarantine and lockdown measures to stem the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Complying with the stringent mobility restrictions mandated by government in all levels, Cebu’s way of life was dragged into the abyss of anxiety as job losses and human deaths from infections surged at the height of the pandemic before the COVID-19 vaccines became available to the general population. Economic and social engagements between peoples, businesses, and communities were profoundly disrupted, and the associated impacts on mental health and wellbeing were unprecedented. Even within local neighborhoods, the paranoia that the virus could be transmitted by air voluntarily and involuntarily confined everyone to their homes triggering behavioral changes towards the new normal, and only those with access to computing devices, mobile phones, WIFI connections, and electricity remained socially connected in the virtual world.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The authors are faculty members of University of San Carlos and professionals from various sectors.