Filipinos cope with an epidemic of despair as Covid-19 takes a toll: Letter From The Bureau Ep 3

Letter From The Bureau Ep 3: Filipinos cope with an epidemic of despair as Covid-19 takes a toll

14:01 mins

Synopsis: Join The Straits Times's foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar in this podcast series as she talks about life as it goes on amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe every month.

She chats with ST's Philippines correspondent Raul Dancel about the following:

Why is the Philippines in an ‘epidemic of despair’ (0:58)
Tackling the mental health dimension of the COVID-19 crisis (2:18)
Which groups are especially vulnerable and is financial hardship worsening mental health? (5:28)
How is the government helping? (8:45)
How to remain resilient in this time of uncertainty (11:06)

Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar (bhagya@sph.com.sg) & Ernest Luis

Edited by: Aleemah Basirah and Hadyu Rahim

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Read Raul Dancel’s story - China flushed with 'red fever' as CCP prepares to mark 100 years: https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/an-epidemic-of-despair-as-crippling-as-covid-19

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