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Dee Ayroso | Jan 11, 2022
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Health advocates urge gov’t to view pandemic as a public health emergency
Health advocates urge gov’t to view pandemic as a public health emergency
“We don’t have a concept of disease surveillance where communities are regularly tested, or in looking for the possible source of infection.”
DOH reports 17,220 new COVID-19 cases, groups push for free mass testing and medical assistance
DOH reports 17,220 new COVID-19 cases, groups push for free mass testing and medical assistance
Anakpawis Party-list First Nominee Rafael Mariano said, “We have been calling for free mass testing and medical support since 2020. These are the fundamental concerns of poor families, they are not able to take the test immediately and still want to work so that the family can have something to eat.”
Lab Notes | Would granular lockdowns in Metro Manila work in the face of a Delta surge?
Lab Notes | Would granular lockdowns in Metro Manila work in the face of a Delta surge?
Assuming that the areas under granular lockdown are identified as potential sources of infection, what interventions are being done to ensure the risk of transmission is mitigated or even bring down infections? How are tracing and testing protocols being implemented? In the case of indoor establishments and workplaces, what engineering and administrative controls are in place? In the context of airborne transmission of COVID-19, disinfections are simply not enough.
Government still fails in COVID-19 mass testing
Government still fails in COVID-19 mass testing
Restricting mobility is meant to give government the time to build its capacities to stop the spread of the virus. But what happens when a government only resorts to a lockdown and nothing else?
Bayanihan 3: Where will P405.6 billion go?
Bayanihan 3: Where will P405.6 billion go?
Where will the Bayanihan 3 go? Take a look.
Advocates propose over P120-B allocation for education under Bayanihan 3
Advocates propose over P120-B allocation for education under Bayanihan 3
"The police and military were first to get salary increases, while teachers are forced to make-do with their meager salaries."
Health workers hold motorcade to press for rights, welfare
Health workers hold motorcade to press for rights, welfare
“We hope that Secretary Duque understands that every minute in our lives as health workers matters. Many from our ranks got sick and succumbed to COVID-19 already. We can no longer afford to spend more time to wait in order to get our rightful benefits and demands."
‘Degrading and inhuman to arrest persons not properly wearing mask’ – lawyers group
‘Degrading and inhuman to arrest persons not properly wearing mask’ – lawyers group
“The militarist and punitive framework of policing the pandemic in the form of policies resulting in mass arrests and detention of alleged violators runs counter to the purpose of quarantine protocols which is to protect and uphold people’s health."
Duterte, lawmakers urged to provide cash aid for the poor
Duterte, lawmakers urged to provide cash aid for the poor
"These are dire times that require urgent action. The people need immediate relief," they said in a joint statement sent to the media.
Peasant advocates pedal for food, jobs and land
Peasant advocates pedal for food, jobs and land
SAKA called for PHP10,000 financial aid to public, workers' PHP100 wage relief, a PHP15,000 production subsidy for food security frontliners, free mass testing, protection of community pantries and the assertion of PH sovereignty.
Urban poor groups bike for mass testing, financial aid amid pandemic
Urban poor groups bike for mass testing, financial aid amid pandemic
They called for financial aid, mass testing, vaccination and to stop attacks on urban poor.
Defund NTF-ELCAC
Defund NTF-ELCAC
The long queue to get food is proof of the government’s short-sightedness in dealing with the pandemic. The death of a senior citizen while lining up in a community pantry is an indictment of the government’s failure in many aspects.
#DuterteResign call continues to grow online
#DuterteResign call continues to grow online
The petition started with only 500 signatures of people from different sectors of the society.
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.
CPP says Duterte has failed to crush the NPA
CPP says Duterte has failed to crush the NPA
“Oppressive lockdowns and widespread joblessness are causing grave hardships on the masses, stoking widespread anger, rousing them to fight back and inciting more and more people to join the armed resistance to fight and seek the ouster of the US-Duterte regime."
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