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Dee Ayroso | Apr 16, 2021
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Groups call for Duterte’s resignation over ‘inefficient leadership’
Groups call for Duterte’s resignation over ‘inefficient leadership’
“We do not need a leader who fuels fear or division. We need one who can unite all Filipinos of various beliefs in this one big fight to save the nation. Duterte is not this leader. He has done too much damage to our people. He will never change. He must resign.”
Mass vaccination PH: Throwing away our shots (Part II)
Mass vaccination PH: Throwing away our shots (Part II)
The national government has also allowed private enterprises and local government units (LGUs) to procure vaccines for their constituents and employees provided that they sign a tripartite agreement with the national government and vaccine manufacturers. The tripartite agreement is meant to ensure vaccine manufacturers that the national government would cover indemnification and the cost of adverse effects.
Mass vaccination PH: Throwing away our shots (Part I)
Mass vaccination PH: Throwing away our shots (Part I)
At first glance, it seems reassuring that the Philippines’ cumulative 884,783 COVID-19 cases as of April 13 is just around half of Indonesia’s 1.58 million infections. However, the Philippines’ 165,534 active cases is the highest in the region and more than Indonesia’s 108,599 active cases – even if Indonesia’s population is over two-and-a-half times bigger.
Lawmakers oppose moves to increase pork imports
Lawmakers oppose moves to increase pork imports
Lawmakers are currently seeking to junk President Rodrigo Duterte’s earlier order to allow more pork imports as prices continue to increase, saying the move will be at the expense of local hog raisers who are in need of assistance.
US troops presence to intensify tension in the West Philippine Sea – groups
US troops presence to intensify tension in the West Philippine Sea – groups
“It would be best for the Philippine government to assert its sovereignty on the West Philippine Sea without playing one superpower against the other. If this competition for dominance escalate, we will surely be crushed in the middle of it all."
William Ramsey Clark: The U.S. attorney general who fought against U.S. war crimes
William Ramsey Clark: The U.S. attorney general who fought against U.S. war crimes
"As we painstakingly arouse, organize and mobilize against US Imperialism, we will continue to cherish Ramsey Clark’s spirit of internationalism that waged a remarkable and principled struggle for the peoples of the Global South from the belly of the beast."
Balik-Tanaw | Let us be like Thomas
Balik-Tanaw | Let us be like Thomas
There is nothing normal in letting the poor remain poor, in letting people get denied healthcare, in letting the activists and human rights defenders being called terrorists and get killed.
National Artist’s birthday wish is for Duterte to ‘go away’
National Artist’s birthday wish is for Duterte to ‘go away’
Poet, social commentator and literary scholar Bienvenido Lumbera only had two words when asked what birthday present he would like to receive from the president, “Go away!”
Bulatlatan: A year of agony and struggle in the frontlines
Bulatlatan: A year of agony and struggle in the frontlines
This week, Bulatlat talked to social worker Karen Faurillo on the continuing agonies faced by health workers tirelessly working to save lives amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Progressives say ‘Atin ang Pinas’ amid increasing China presence in PH waters
Progressives say ‘Atin ang Pinas’ amid increasing China presence in PH waters
Filipino progressives marked today’s commemoration of the Day of Valor with a firm stand against the increasing Chinese militia presence in the country’s territory in the disputed waters of the West Philippine Sea.
CPP calls for unity against Chinese military aggressors
CPP calls for unity against Chinese military aggressors
“[The CPP] calls on all forces, from the mass-based democratic forces to the conservative political oppositions as well as elements within the ruling regime and in the military and police forces, to exert all effort to assert the country’s sovereign rights and drive away the Chinese imperialist aggressors,” it said.
OPINION | Covid-19: Militarism and big money trampling humanity
OPINION | Covid-19: Militarism and big money trampling humanity
The Covid-19 spectre, vaccine mania, deceptive remedial schemes and brutal, anti-people pandemic responses created by militarism and big money have shoved by the wayside pro-people, more sensible and a wider range of prevention and treatment strategies to address the pandemic.
Hospitals on the ‘brink of collapse’ – health workers
Hospitals on the ‘brink of collapse’ – health workers
AHW said understaffing schemes by hospitals force health workers to be on duty for at least 12 hours or even 24 hours while some hospitals only have skeletal forces.
Human rights defender, daughter, arrested in Quezon on trumped-up charges
Human rights defender, daughter, arrested in Quezon on trumped-up charges
“There is a clear and systemic pattern of vilifying human rights defenders as ‘terrorists’ or ‘subversives’ that has started even before the Duterte regime.”
‘Increase in imports will seal death of dying hog industry’
‘Increase in imports will seal death of dying hog industry’
The planned increase in pork imports to supposedly address the crisis brought by the African swine fever will bring death to the already dying industry, a farmers’ group said.
Duterte backers, other oil firms rake in millions from overpricing amid pandemic
Duterte backers, other oil firms rake in millions from overpricing amid pandemic
It can be guesstimated that the total additional profits generated by the oil firms from overpricing gasoline and diesel is about P142.50 million a day. Of this amount, P17.10 million went to government in the form of the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT).
Wife of peasant leader in Central Luzon recalls threats before his arrest
Wife of peasant leader in Central Luzon recalls threats before his arrest
Apart from the red-tagging of Joseph Canlas on social media, threats were felt by members of his family in their own homes.
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