COVID 19 Research Presentation

1. PREPAREDNESSANDAWARENESSOF LOCALGOVERNMENTUNIT
(LGU) CAGAYANDE OROAMIDSTTHE COVID-19PANDEMIC2020
JOSEPHINE BOND
PHD Public Administration and Governance
PHILIPPINES
LUZON
VISAYAS
MINDANAO

2. INTRODUCTION
The world today grapples with the health
crisis caused by the novel COVID-19.
Unfortunately, the Philippines, which was
spared from the previous epidemics like
Ebola and SARS, is now facing this major
obstacle. The local government units of the
country responded by issuing guidelines to
mitigate the spread of infection. This multi-
sectoral plan aims to ensure prevention of
COVID-19 spread into the country,
preparedness and readiness for a timely,
consistent and coordinated response in the
event of COVID-19 outbreak.

3. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
This study determines the preparedness and awareness amid the COVID-
19 Pandemic in Local Government Unit (LGU) Cagayan de Oro City. The
findings of the study serves as basis for a proposed recommendation.
Furthermore, it seeks to answer the following questions:
1. What is the profile of the respondents in terms of:
• age;
• gender;
• civil status;
• educational level; and
• job status?

4. 2. Research question 2: As perceived by
the respondents, how effective the
preparation and awareness of Local
Government (LGU) about COVID-19
Pandemic in terms of:
• knowledge;
• preparedness;
• information update; and
• preventive measures?
3. Based on the finding of the study,
what recommendations can be
proposed.

5. Table 1
Research Respondents
Job Title Frequency Percentage
Administrative Officer 6 20.00 %
Police Officer 5 16.66 %
DSWD Employees 5 16.66 %
Maintenance 7 23.33 %
Market Vendor 7 23.33 %
RESEARCH
RESPONDENTS

6. A. Age Frequency Percentage
20-25 2 6.66
26-31 5 16.66
32-47 13 43.33
48-56 4 13.33
57- 63 6 20
B. Gender Frequency Percentage
Male 6 20
Female 24 80
C. Civil Status Frequency Percentage
Single 10 33.33
Married 16 53.33
Widowed 2 6.66
Separated 2 6.66
D. Educational level Frequency Percentage
Postgraduate 3 10
Tertiary 18 60
Secondary 9 30
E. Job Status Frequency Percentage
Employed 16 53.33
Self-employed 14 46.67
Table 2
PROFILE OF
RESPONDENTS

7. Knowledge Mean Interpretation
1. LGU implements Enhanced
Community Quarantine.
3.77 Highly Prepared
2. LGU implements social
distancing. 3.7
Highly Prepared
3. LGU implements wearing face
mask.
3.5 Highly Prepared
4. LGU implements quarantine
pass.
3.63 Highly Prepared
5. LGU implements proper hygiene
like proper handwashing and
disinfection/sanitation activities
within the area of responsibility
3.7 Highly Prepared
Aggregate mean
3.66 Highly Prepared
Table 3
Preparedness and Awareness amid the
Covid-19 Pandemic as to Knowledge

8. Preparedness
1. LGU coordinates Department of Health (DOH) for the
continous monitoring of suspected/reported patients under
investigation and persons under monitoring
3.7
Highly
Prepared
2. LGU coordinates Philippine National Police (PNP) and Brgy.
Intelligence for the safety and security of the community.
3.63
Highly
Prepared
3. LGU coordinates Department of Social Welfare and
Development on the relief distributions and cash assitance
program.
3.63
Highly
Prepared
4. LGU conducts continuos disinfection/sanitation activities
within the area of responsibility
3.63
Highly
Prepared
5. LGU launches the molecular diagnostic and patholgy
laboratory swab test.
3.6
Highly
Prepared
Aggregate mean 3.64
Highly
Prepared
Table 4
Preparedness and Awareness amid the
Covid-19 Pandemic as to
Preparedness

9. Information update
1. LGU together with the Department of Health (DOH)
provide information updates about COVID -19 with
symptomatic and positive case within the Municipal
area.
3.6
Highly
Prepared
2. LGU implements Executive Orders, Memorandum,
Ordinances, and other related issuances in addressing
COVID-19 with the Local DRRMC and created the
Inter-Agency Task Force.
3.63
Highly
Prepared
3. LGU executes strict implementation of one
entrance and one exit way in Public Market,
pharmacies, and other establishments, including
wearing face masks of the vendors and clients and
strict physical distancing.
3.63
Highly
Prepared
4. LGU coordinates and participates concerned
agencies re virtual meeting like "Strengthening the
Front liners for LGU Preparedness and Response".
3.63
Highly
Prepared
5. LGU implements drafted protocol for returning
residents. 3.73
Highly
Prepared
Aggregate mean 3.65
Highly
Prepared
Table 5
Preparedness and Awareness amid the Covid-19
Pandemic as to information update

10. Preventive Measures
1. LGU together with the Brgy. Officials
implements continuous mandatory
quarantine for 14 days especially to those
who are returning back from other country
and city.
3.77
Highly
Prepared
2. LGU together with the Department of
Health (DOH) implements constant
monitoring to those who have
symptomatic case.
3.7
Highly
Prepared
3. LGU implements continuous
coordination about updates to
Department of Health (DOH).
3.63
Highly
Prepared
4. LGU implements proper isolation to
those with positive cases.
3.7
Highly
Prepared
5. LGU implements continuous preventive
protocols the spread of COVID-19 .
3.63
Highly
Prepared
Aggregate mean 3.67
Highly
Prepared
Table 6
Preparedness and Awareness amid the Covid-19
Pandemic as to preventive measures

11. 1. Majority of the respondents belonged
to the age group of 32-47 years old,
female, married, College graduate or
level and employed.

12. 2. Majority of the respondents considered that the preparedness and awareness in terms
of knowledge, preparedness, information update and preventive measures were highly
prepared because of the level of effectiveness of best preparation and administration of
preparedness and awareness of Cagayan De Oro LGU amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
In knowledge, LGU implements Enhanced Community Quarantine was the highest
weighted mean with 3.77 interpreted as highly prepared. In preparedness, LGU based on
their preparations as highly prepared in terms of preparedness. Respondents revealed
that LGU coordinates Department of Health (DOH) for the continuous monitoring of
suspected/reported patients under investigation and persons under monitoring was the
highest weighted mean with 3.70 interpreted as highly prepared.
In information update, LGU implements drafted protocol for returning residents was the
highest weighted mean with 3.73 interpreted as highly prepared. Lastly, as to preventive
measures, LGU together with the Brgy. Officials implements continuous mandatory
quarantine for 14 days especially to those who are returning back from other country and
city was the highest weighted mean with 3.77 interpreted as highly prepared.

13. RECOMMENDATION
1. The government must consider extending the
enhance community quarantine beyond April 13,
2020. As shown above there had been gains with the
restrictions put in place averting an Iran-like
scenario. These gains should be sustained until such
time that the country has mass tested and isolated
infective cases.
2. Corollary to the need to extend the ECQ, the national
government must scale up and proactively do testing for
Covid-19, isolate infective patients in health care facilities
and hospitals, and improve contact tracing such that
cases are identified and isolated sooner. Under this
scenario, if Covid-19 cases are identified and isolated
within 12 days of contracting the virus, then even with
the less optimistic transmission rate of 0.08, the effect is
an immediate control of the spread of Covid-19.

14. 3. As a consequence of a push to mass testing, human and material resources need to be
increased to support our already burdened national health system. The special powers
of the President provided in Republic Act No. 11469 could muster these additional
resources. These additional resources include but are not limited to more testing kits,
incentives and provision for front liners including proper personal protective equipment,
and dissemination of PhilHealth’s coverage for testing and hospitalization to encourage
low-income households to seek medical attention.
4. Aside from the medical aspect of the pandemic, the economic needs of
those whose incomes are adversely impacted should be provided by the
national government especially among the poor. This is to ensure that the
extension of the ECQ will not cause social unrest. The provision of cash and
relief goods both by the national and local governments should be continued
and should reflect the size of the household. Further, monitoring
mechanisms should be put in place to ensure that the assistance is delivered
to intended beneficiaries.

15. 5. Prospectively, the national government should invest more
resources in institutions such as the University of the
Philippines, which can do evidence- based research to improve
policy and program formulation and evaluation. These
researches should underpin national plans to bolster resilience
of national institutions, e.g. distance education and blended
learning in schools, telecommuting, telehealth, and other
similar initiatives.