Dictatorship and its delusions
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Bulatlat Contributors | Feb 17, 2018
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Health group to gov’t: Punish those accountable for Dengvaxia mess
Health group to gov’t: Punish those accountable for Dengvaxia mess
More than the press releases, the Department of Health (DOH) must explain the issues and implications and give the parents of children who were vaccinated with Dengvaxia the assurance of free and accessible services.”
People’s health as a business
People’s health as a business
The Financial Times reported that among the top selling products of big pharmaceutical companies are vaccines.
OBR 2018 | Women rise against ‘fascist, misogynist Duterte’
OBR 2018 | Women rise against ‘fascist, misogynist Duterte’
“We are rising and resisting against our own President who doesn't seem to know how to respect women’s vaginas.”
‘Duterte, most dangerous macho-fascist in the gov’t’- Gabriela Women’s Party
‘Duterte, most dangerous macho-fascist in the gov’t’- Gabriela Women’s Party
“We women have proven our worth and power in different levels, by joining forces with the numerous struggling masses.”
Big transport rally for genuine jeepney modernization set on Feb 19
Big transport rally for genuine jeepney modernization set on Feb 19
“Whatever twaddle they claim, the current jeepney operators will not be able to survive the fleet management and consolidation ordered in the Omnibus Franchising Guidelines.”
Rights group slam Anti-terror drill as license to suppress mass movement
Rights group slam Anti-terror drill as license to suppress mass movement
“The lockdown and the said operations are part of the Duterte administration's anti-communist hysteria, and has no objective other than to 'pacify the human rights movement in Davao, which has a proud history of advancing civil and political rights.”
How SC decided on the second extension of martial law in Mindanao
How SC decided on the second extension of martial law in Mindanao
Seen as a precedent to nationwide military rule in the Philippines, human rights groups and advocates and freedom-loving individuals readily opposed the second extension and denounced the Supreme Court's decision.
Why let con-ass decide, when Charter Change enshrines pork – Bayan Muna
Why let con-ass decide, when Charter Change enshrines pork – Bayan Muna
Aside from the usual extension of the terms of incumbents, allowing 100 percent foreign ownership of Philippine resources and businesses, and removing provisions that guarantee human rights and civil liberties, the latest proposed amendments include enshrining the pork barrel system into the basic law of the land.
Progressives slam ‘policy of national sellout’ as Palace ignores Chinese takeover of PH reef
Progressives slam ‘policy of national sellout’ as Palace ignores Chinese takeover of PH reef
“Allowing China to build military facilities in our own backyard is not a move of good faith but an affirmation of the Duterte regime’s foreign policy of national sellout and subjugation to international powers.”
Oplan Double Barrel Reloaded: Overt, deadlier, more corrupt
Oplan Double Barrel Reloaded: Overt, deadlier, more corrupt
“The relaunch of the police and Duterte administration’s Oplan Tokhang, after being suspended twice in 2017, is a tacit admission that there is something fundamentally wrong with these policies.”
Rights group slams NFA memo forcing employees to submit personal info to military
Rights group slams NFA memo forcing employees to submit personal info to military
The NFA released a memorandum requiring its officials and employees to divulge their personal background, work history, location of residence, organizational affiliations, sketch of location of residences, places of residences since birth, foreign countries visited, among others.
A dance protest: ‘Chacha laban sa cha-cha’
A dance protest: ‘Chacha laban sa cha-cha’
Faced with the impending approval of the proposed Federal Constitution, they warned against Duterte’s charter change as a tool for forwarding a full-fledged dictatorship.
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