The Missing Voices at the Healthcare Summit
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Meralco Overcharging (Again): Refund, Rate-Hike Suspension, Rollback for Consumers
Meralco Overcharging (Again): Refund, Rate-Hike Suspension, Rollback for Consumers
By ARNOLD PADILLA
Consumers face continuing injustice as they shoulder additional power costs (on top of possible rotating brownouts) while Meralco delays accounting for its over-collections that could reach more than P7 billion. Thus, it is very reasonable for consumers to demand that whatever planned rate increases by Meralco must be disallowed by the ERC.
Morong 43 File Complaint Vs Military Before Rights Body
Morong 43 File Complaint Vs Military Before Rights Body
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The affidavits of the 43 health workers and the medical records from the doctors that examined some of them narrate tales of interrogation, torture and other abuses.
Raped and Impregnated, OFW Ends Up in Saudi Jail; DFA Clueless
Raped and Impregnated, OFW Ends Up in Saudi Jail; DFA Clueless
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Barely three months into her job as a janitor in a dental clinic in Dammam, Camille was raped. She got pregnant as a result. Accused of having an extramarital affair, she was jailed and subsequently suffered a miscarriage. She remains in jail, the Philippine government utterly clueless about her plight.
Kin Insulted by Medals to AFP Officers
Kin Insulted by Medals to AFP Officers
By RONALYN V. OLEA
“After the warrantless arrests, the health workers were denied legal counsel and subjected to sleep deprivation and repeated interrogation while blindfolded and handcuffed. Some were tortured and sexually harassed. Are these the alleged feats that the AFP now honors?” decried Dr. Darby Santiago, chairperson of the Health Alliance for Democracy.
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