The document discusses the impacts of COVID-19 in the Philippines. It notes that the Philippine economy contracted significantly due to lockdown measures, with GDP declining by over 9% in 2020. Unemployment increased sharply as businesses closed and foreign direct investment declined. The pandemic also negatively impacted people's mental health and increased issues like anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. Moving forward, workplaces need flexible arrangements and a focus on employee wellbeing to adjust to long-term impacts of the pandemic.

1. a. Emerging Changes on Work
b. Economic and Social-Psychological Impacts
c. Importance of Moderating Factors Reporters:
ERWIN GERARD MAGBANUA
RICHINE JOYE PILLADO

2.  The novel coronavirus (nCov), which first appeared in china at the end of 2019,
now effects two million individuals around the globe. More than twenty five
percent (25%) have recovered, and recorded deaths are at six percent (6%).
While over thirty percent (30%) of the total confirmed cases are in the united
states of America, the vast majority of new cases reported since February 25
have affected 210 countries and territories around the globe.
 In the Philippines, the first recorded local death occurred on March 11, 2020. on
the same day, the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized the exponential
spread and severity of the covid -19 which led to its declaration as a pandemic.
Six days after that, on March 17, 2020, the entirely of Luzon was placed under
Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) brought about by the threat of Covid-
19. As of date, almost of the provinces nation wide have implemented ECQ as a
measure to limit or halt the spread of the virus.

3. What measures we
should take in the
workplace?

5. What will the world of
work look like, post
COVID-19?

6. Post COVID-19
The ‘new reality’ workplace
A ‘new normal’ workplace

7. Policy Soc, Volume 41, Issue 1, March 2022, Pages 155–167, https://doi.org/10.1093/polsoc/puab011
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FIGURE 1. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC AND THE LABOR
MARKET.

9. DSWD
principle of physical distancing, requiring
quarantine, no public transportation resulted
in less workforce mobility and adoption of
work arrangements. To be responsive in the
delivery of timely and efficient social welfare
and social safety nets programs

10. DSWD Implements:
 the social amelioration programs SAP, and social welfare protection
interventions that is adaptive with the current context to mitigate the
effects on health, economic, social, physical, and psychosocial well
being of the most vulnerable sectors
 Emergency Cash Subsidy for 3.7M 4P’s beneficiaries were transferred
via Cash/ATM cards
 Emergency Cash subsidy for 40,418 TNVS/PUJS
 Pay out ESP for low income family beneficiaries and a total
1,064,185.00
 Distribution of food and non-food items and provision of COVID 19
related assistance (medical and burial) through AICS

11. BANKS
 “Workforce transformation holds huge possibilities for banks”
 pandemic has made it impossible for banking staff to travel to
their branch or office locations for a day of work.
 work from home (WFH) has become the choice for both
employers and employees with social-distancing restrictions
mandated across much of the world for more than a year.
 few employees continue to work in-branch to perform vital tasks,
largely on a rotational basis, it has become clear that most
employees would rather WFH on a more permanent or semi-
permanent basis

12. EDUCATION
-Teachers adapt to new pedagogical concepts and modes of delivery of
teaching
 Children and students have had to rely more on their own resources to
continue learning remotely through the Internet, television or radio,
module
 higher education institutions were quick to replace face-to-face lectures
with online learning

13. Dale Office Interiors found that
nearly three-quarters of business
leaders are now planning to
adopt flexible and agile working.

14. Working Families surveyed over a
thousand working parents and
found that more than 9 in 10
wanted their workplace to retain
flexible working post-COVID-19.

15. 5 WAYS COVID-19 HAS
CHANGED THE
WORKPLACE

16. 1. PEOPLE READY FOR WORK FROM
HOME
-to keep the businesses and
organizations operations
-accomplishing their daily tasks
without having to go to a physical
office.

17. 2. INCREASED FLEXIBILITY
- employers have learned which positions
can be done from home and, conversely,
which positions require in-person
attendance.

18. 3. MORE E-LEARNING
- virtual training and e-learning have
become more refined and more
accessible
- e-learning will continue to be an integral
component of employee training and
development

19. 4. FOCUS ON EMPLOYEE
ENGAGEMENT & TEAM
CONNECTION
- organized virtual team building activities to
boost team morale and drive employee
engagement
- managers have the responsibility of
keeping their teams and motivated.

20. 5. REDEFINE THE PHYSICAL
WORKPLACE
- employees will create a work environment
that fosters collaboration, creativity, and
innovation.

21. - Philippines was one of the most dynamic economies in
East Asia.
- Philippines economic progress relies upon a strong
consumer demand, a thriving labour market, and
remittances received from overseas.
- Increase urbanization, a growing middle class, and a
young population help to drive these.

22. - the country’s first Covid-19 case was recorded in January
2020
- by March, the country had been placed under a strict
community quarantine, restricting mobility and
commercial activity.

23. - The socio-economic aspect of Filipino families has been
negatively affected as their sources of livelihood and
income were halted
- Massive unemployment due to the closure of small and
medium enterprises (SMEs) and other private
corporations

24. - Price hike of basic necessities
- Increase of repatriated and stranded overseas Filipino
workers (OFW) abroad including seafarers due to
termination of contract
- Depleting resources of affected families due to increase
in prices of basic commodities, increased expenditures on
medical needs

25. IMPACT ON THE PHILIPPINE GDP
 From consistently strong economic growth, GDP contracted by negative 9.6
percent in the first semester of 2020 due to the stringent quarantine
measures
 The pandemic caused the Philippines’
economy to decline to its lowest level since
WWII, with the GDP decreasing by 9.5 percent
in 2022.
 It is also the first time the economy has
shrunk since 1998, when it contracted by 0.5
percent.
 GDP fell as low as -16.5 percent in the
second quarter of 2020.

26. FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
(FDI)
 Foreign direct investment reduced by 24.6 percent to $6.5 billion in
2020, down from $8.7 billion in 2019.
 To boost the economy, the government is relying on foreign
investments, and hopes to entice foreign investors to invest in
the Philippines, using legislative measure such as corporate tax
cuts.

27. DEBT
 The Philippines’ national debt increased by 26.7 percent to 9.7
trillion in 2020.
 This had risen to 10.3 trillion, at the end of January 2021.
 The Bureau of Internal Revenue’s collections fell by 10.3 percent,
and the Bureau of Customs’ collection fell by 14.7 percent,
resulting in an 11.4 percent reduction in tax revenues.
 The Philippines government faced a P1.37-trillion budget deficit
in 2020 due to higher expenses and decreased avenue.

28. IMPACT ON BUSINESSES
 Between April and July 2020, 88 percent of businesses
reported in sales, and 67 percent between July and November
2020.
 66% of businesses lacked sufficient cash to cover all cost
and liabilities, such as wages, suppliers, taxes, and loan
repayment, for more than a month, 48 percent of business
were in default.
 Two-thirds of businesses have adopted or increase use of the
internet, social media, specialized application, and digital
platform in various business task.
 The use of digital solutions has increased across all the
company sizes, sectors and locations.

29. EMPLOYMENT
 The annual unemployment rate in 2020 was 10.3 percent or 4.5 million unemployed
Filipinos.
 According to the PSA, around 4 million Filipinos were unemployed in January
2021. this is more than 3.8 million people who were unemployed in October 2020
and the 2.4 million who were unemployed in January 2020
 In January 2021, the number of underemployed is estimated at 6.6 million,
or 16 percent of the total employed population.

30. FINAL THOUGHTS
 the Philippines economy faces a long road to
recovery; the impact on business and livelihoods will
be felt for many months to come. Jobs will be short
supply – with certain sectors, such as tourisms and
sales, worse affected than others.

31. Social-Psychological impact of
covid19

32. • A pandemic is not just a medical phenomenon; it affects
individuals and society and causes;
• disruption,
• anxiety
• stress
• Stigma
• xenophobia
The behavior of an individual as a unit of society or a community has marked effects on the dynamics of a
pandemic that involves the level of severity, degree of flow, and aftereffects.

33. Prevalence of Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder During the Pandemic
• During the COVID-19 pandemic, concerns about mental health and substance use have grown, including concerns about
suicidal ideation.

34. Young Adults
• Throughout the pandemic, anxiety, depression, sleep disruptions, and thoughts of suicide have increased
for many young adults

35. Adults Experiencing Job Loss or Income Insecurity
• Throughout the pandemic, many people across the country have experienced job or income loss, which has
generally affected their mental health.

36. Parents and Children
• To help slow the spread of coronavirus, many schools and childcare center across the
Philppines have closed and transitioned to virtual instruction for at least some time.
• With these closure, children and their parents are experiencing ongoing disruption and
changes to their daily routines.

37. Essential Workers
Essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
• health care providers
• grocery store employees
• mail and package delivery personnel
have shown high rates of poor mental health outcomes.

38. • DOH’s Mental Health Division Chief Health Program Officer, Frances Prescilla Cuevas says: “As the
Department of Health and our health workers strive towards coping and living with this pandemic, we must
find ways to care for the mental well-being of our fellow Filipinos who continue to suffer because of this
current circumstance.”
Lusog-Isip App Provides Toolkit to Improve Mental Health
• The Lusog-Isip app, which means healthy minds in Filipino, meets people where they are – and puts mental
health in their hands – literally.

39. After a year of development together with the DOH Mental Health Unit, the mobile app is now
available to the public. The app provides access to self-help and self-care resources to address mental
health and substance abuse needs by inviting users to assess their well-being and their coping strategies.
It then presents targeted resources and next steps to improve that status. The app offers evidence-based
tools and materials to the user, including:
• Workbooks
• Exercises
• Audio guides
• Journaling
• Mood tracking

41. Let’s keep our frontline and workforce mentally healthy
and productive.
Work rotation between high and low stress roles
Access to mental health services
Proper rest , exercise and healthy food
Communication with loved ones

42.  Monitor employee mental health and wellbeing by understanding
data, talking to employees , and understanding potential risk
factors.
Create a mental health work plan that will keep employees
informed about the importance of maintaining good mental health
and communicate that support is available, should employees feel
the need for it.
Develop mental health awareness among employees by
populating useful tools and information.

43. Describe specific ways and ideas on how managers and
human resource professionals can engage remote and on-
site employees.
Safety cultures on organization-wide commitment to safety
practices.

44. CONCLUSION
The pandemic has created numerous changes around the world. One
of the most notable changes is in the way we work. As companies
and their employees adjust to new ways of doing work, organizations
must remain flexible and build a hybrid workplace that fits everyone’s
“new normal.”