Science and Public Service during a Pandemic: Reflections from the Scientists of the Philippine Government's COVID-19 Surveillance Platform

Authors

Ma. Regina Justina E. Estuar, Ateneo de Manila UniversityFollow
Joshua Uyheng, Ateneo de Manila UniversityFollow
Marlene M. De Leon, Ateneo de Manila UniversityFollow
Daniel Joseph Benito, Ateneo de Manila UniversityFollow
Elvira P. De Lara-Tuprio, Ateneo de Manila UniversityFollow
Carlo Delfin S. Estadilla, Ateneo de Manila UniversityFollow
Timothy Robin Y. Teng, Ateneo de Manila UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-14-2020

Abstract

During the Covid-19 pandemic, science plays an important role in understanding and intervening in local outbreaks. Conducting scientific operations for pandemic response also takes on unique human and social dimensions. Reflexivity is often a key to understanding the perspectives that scientists take in applying theory to practice. In this essay we share that reflexivity by detailing personal reflections as scientists of FASSSTER, an integrated platform providing scientific intelligence to the Philippine government for monitoring and responding to the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.

Recommended Citation

Estuar, M. R. J. E., Uyheng, J., De Leon, M., Benito, D. J., De Lara-Tuprio, E., Estadilla, C., & Teng, T. (2020). Science and public service during a pandemic: Reflections from the scientists of the Philippine government’s COVID-19 surveillance platform. Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints, 68(3-4), 493–504. https://doi.org/10.1353/phs.2020.0031