THERE are a great many things to be learned from the local government units’ (LGUs’) handling of Covid-19. Some of the leading LGUs are Baguio, Dagupan, Marikina, Manila, Navotas, Valenzuela, Calapan, Legaspi, Iloilo City, Cagayan de Oro, the provinces of Cavite, Bohol, Cebu and many more. Some are positive and the rest are challenges that can be converted into opportunities for the ground to be better in terms of public sector management.

One consistent reform that needs to be looked into is the role of barangay (villages) in the pandemic and the need to reboot the mindset of villagers, to train them to be area specialists and ensure that barangay captains are managers instead of mere politicians because an important part of health protocols are barangay health workers, who need supervision and nurturing to augment and complement hospitals in the area.

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