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Dee Ayroso | Apr 1, 2020
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#SetThemFree | Groups support campaign to release prisoners amid COVID-19 pandemic
#SetThemFree | Groups support campaign to release prisoners amid COVID-19 pandemic
“This is a time for saving lives through much-needed grace and ingenuity. An undeniable threat of catastrophe hovers over jails, filled far beyond capacity in the Philippines. Decongesting facilities will help secure the lives of detainees and jail personnel.” By...
Rights groups push for release of sick, elderly political detainees
Rights groups push for release of sick, elderly political detainees
"Extreme congestion plus the lack of adequate nutrition, medical facilities, running water and even soap provide a perfect incubator for an epidemic in the entire four-storey building and prison compound,” Kapatid said. By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA –...
Mass detention happens due to government’s lockdown inefficiency
Mass detention happens due to government’s lockdown inefficiency
As we witness the excruciatingly slow and inefficient governance of this administration, more lives are on the line – not only due to the dreaded disease but also due to hunger and desperation.
Frontliners stage #ProtestFromWards to call for protection amid COVID-19 pandemic
Frontliners stage #ProtestFromWards to call for protection amid COVID-19 pandemic
“The government’s inaction on our plight is unacceptable. But still, we are committed to continue serving our people wholeheartedly with the highest degree of responsibility and efficiency.”
Babangon Tayo, a song for frontliners and Filipino people
Babangon Tayo, a song for frontliners and Filipino people
An original composition of the Concerned Artists of the Philippines released in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic
‘Arrest of GenSan teacher, son sets dangerous precedent’ – right group
‘Arrest of GenSan teacher, son sets dangerous precedent’ – right group
“It has happened in Cebu and in General Santos City — it won’t be long before arresting critics for online posts becomes a national policy that could throw us back to the dark days of Marcosian martial rule.”
Reds launch campaign against COVID-19
Reds launch campaign against COVID-19
The CPP Central Committee directed the NPA to mark its anniversary "by reaffirming its pledge to serve the people by mobilizing its forces, together with the revolutionary mass organizations, in a public health campaign to prevent the spread of Covid-19."
Cuba’s revolutionary health care system at the forefront against COVID-19
Cuba’s revolutionary health care system at the forefront against COVID-19
The Cuban health system wouldn’t have been a global model if not for its radical roots -- the struggle of its people for their access to basic social services such as health care, and the continuing solidarity across other countries.
Of pandemics and profits: How industrial agriculture is exposing humanity to killer outbreaks
Of pandemics and profits: How industrial agriculture is exposing humanity to killer outbreaks
Multibillion-dollar global agricultural industries are behind the pandemic-producing factory farms.
Mga doktor ng bayan
Mga doktor ng bayan
Sa pagsiklab ng pandemic, ang kawalan ng kakanyahan ng mga pamahalaang umasa sa pribatisasyon ang nagdala sa paglala ng krisis ng kalusugang pambayan.
Protect mental health amid government lockdown, doctor urges
Protect mental health amid government lockdown, doctor urges
“We should have physical distancing, but let us not forget that we should have social connectiveness, because we need to connect with others in order to sustain our sanity especially at this time when we are experiencing the insensitivity of the government in terms of the needs of the people.”
No proper lodging for stay-in workers of Laguna food manufacturer
No proper lodging for stay-in workers of Laguna food manufacturer
“They are using the crisis to worsen the workers’ condition and exploit them, knowing that they have nowhere else to turn to.”
Cuba’s help sought in fighting COVID-19 in Philippines
Cuba’s help sought in fighting COVID-19 in Philippines
"We shall be very grateful for any medical assistance from the government and people of Cuba to the people of the Philippines in this critical times."
42 farmer-families in Bataan displaced amid lockdown
42 farmer-families in Bataan displaced amid lockdown
Amihan urged the local government units and concerned government agencies to ensure that farmers and their families will be protected against displacement and other forms of exploitation by landlords and private traders in this time of crisis.
Urgent action needed to prevent COVID-19 in detention facilities – UN Human Rights
Urgent action needed to prevent COVID-19 in detention facilities – UN Human Rights
“Now, more than ever, governments should release every person detained without sufficient legal basis, including political prisoners and others detained simply for expressing critical or dissenting views.”
Power-trippers seek emergency powers against the Filipino people
Power-trippers seek emergency powers against the Filipino people
After all the deliberations, the public demands more concrete answers. Immediate actions to combat COVID-19 do not require emergency powers. The problem is that from day 1, the Duterte administration does not have a comprehensive plan to deal with the crisis.
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