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    This reflexivity paper discusses two main issues exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. First, the country lacks the ability to produce necessary medical supplies and relies too heavily on imports. Second, the government failed to adequately support domestic scientists and innovators in developing COVID-19 test kits and solutions, instead prioritizing foreign options. As a result of this lack of investment in science, technology, and innovation, the Philippines remains unprepared for challenges and changes. The pandemic underscores the need for the country to strengthen these areas to become more resilient, competitive, and able to address problems like poverty, disasters, and environmental degradation.

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    This reflexivity paper discusses two main issues exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. First, the country lacks the ability to produce necessary medical supplies and relies too heavily on imports. Second, the government failed to adequately support domestic scientists and innovators in developing COVID-19 test kits and solutions, instead prioritizing foreign options. As a result of this lack of investment in science, technology, and innovation, the Philippines remains unprepared for challenges and changes. The pandemic underscores the need for the country to strengthen these areas to become more resilient, competitive, and able to address problems like poverty, disasters, and environmental degradation.

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    This reflexivity paper discusses two main issues exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines. First, the country lacks the ability to produce necessary medical supplies and relies too heavily on imports. Second, the government failed to adequately support domestic scientists and innovators in developing COVID-19 test kits and solutions, instead prioritizing foreign options. As a result of this lack of investment in science, technology, and innovation, the Philippines remains unprepared for challenges and changes. The pandemic underscores the need for the country to strengthen these areas to become more resilient, competitive, and able to address problems like poverty, disasters, and environmental degradation.

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    TORRICO, LARA JANE G.

    GED0104 – SECTION 34 MN

    SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT #1: REFLEXIVITY PAPER

    The pandemic COVID-19 and with such crisis exposed different problems in the
    Philippines as well as issues that depicts the weaknesses and loopholes in our
    economy and different sectors in our country.

    There are two main issues that I have determined, first is the incompetency of
    our industry in producing PPEs (mask, gloves, medical suit, etc.) and some medical
    apparatus to support medical health practitioners in combating the disease and for
    aiding the Persons Under Investigation (PUI) and positive patients. This issue only
    proves lack of our country in resources to produce materials or products and tend to rely
    on the exportations of materials needed from other countries.

    Second issue is lack of support of our government in scientists and


    technologists needed for generating projects and innovation for the COVID-19. One
    example is the students from University of the Philippines and other school that
    generate test kits for patients but was disregarded and set aside but rather did support
    more the foreign materials than ours. This maybe because of the complications and
    riskiness that the health organizations face but then at least we could take this
    phenomenon an opportunity for innovation-driven development of our country.
    Moreover, this only delineate that we are not investing enough resources in science and
    technology (S&T) human resource development, research and development (R&D), and
    physical infrastructures.

    The Philippines is still not ready for the Industrial Revolution and remains
    incompetent. As a result, we suffer from low industrial and agricultural productivity,
    overall inefficiency, and a meager output of knowledge products, such as scientific
    publications, patents, and innovations. Thus, without Science, Technology and
    Innovation (STI): we will not be competitive; we will continue to suffer great damage
    from natural disasters, environmental degradation and climate change; and we will
    continue to be poor. I hope that this disaster widens our scope of development and
    opens an avenue for aiding these issues.

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