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Dee Ayroso | Mar 17, 2020
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Disastrous governance amid the pandemic
Disastrous governance amid the pandemic
The only certainty we now have is that we have been left to fend for ourselves. This administration absolves itself of any responsibility to mind the ordinary people’s survival.
Academe, media groups urge PCOO to rescind media accreditation
Academe, media groups urge PCOO to rescind media accreditation
“Instead of imposing unnecessary requirements, we expect government to provide an atmosphere conducive to press freedom.”
NUJP asks Palace to reconsider media accreditation amid COVID-19 outbreak
NUJP asks Palace to reconsider media accreditation amid COVID-19 outbreak
"We are aware that we need to contribute to the resolution of this emergency and we can do it best by doing our jobs as journalists."
No social distancing for commuters on 2nd day of quarantine
No social distancing for commuters on 2nd day of quarantine
"To those who are reducing this as 'matigas ang ulo,' kindly check not only your body temperature but also your privilege. Making people choose between 'not spreading the virus' and 'magtrabaho para may makain ang pamilya' is never fair." By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL...
‘Militarist’ COVID-19 response ‘may lead to bigger crisis,’ groups warn
‘Militarist’ COVID-19 response ‘may lead to bigger crisis,’ groups warn
“The community quarantine or lockdown over Metro Manila spells forced hunger to millions of low-income workers who cannot afford to skip a day despite the current COVID-19 pandemic.”
Economic relief for workers urged amid COVID-19
Economic relief for workers urged amid COVID-19
The workers need economic packages such as a month's worth of salary that should be subsidized by the government or their company, moratorium on electricity and water bill collections or one month subsidy for these utilities.
Lockdown in Italy: Testimonies of OFWs
Lockdown in Italy: Testimonies of OFWs
“If Italy and other developed countries could admit that their health care systems could collapse in the advent of disease outbreak, then what more in our own country where health care is inaccessible and highly privatized? Duterte’s assurance is for the police and the military, not for us and our families in the Philippines.”
Urgent medical response, not militarization of Metro Manila
Urgent medical response, not militarization of Metro Manila
Let us demand what our communities need the most – public health education, free testing, water supply, sanitation, subsidy.
PGH staff in ‘the line of fire’ amid virus duty
PGH staff in ‘the line of fire’ amid virus duty
“The problem with the current policy is that we are operating under the premise of very little budget, that’s why there’s a shortage of COVID-19 test kits. And people would have to pay for it first."
Groups want free, accessible healthcare not troop deployment
Groups want free, accessible healthcare not troop deployment
Women's group Gabriela said that military deployment is not the answer to prevent the pandemic, and instead called on the government to provide free, accessible healthcare and concrete solutions for the marginalized sectors which are the most affected in this situation.
Under a fragmented health care, Philippines is ill-equipped in combating COVID-19
Under a fragmented health care, Philippines is ill-equipped in combating COVID-19
From 2016 to 2019 alone, the public health program’s total budget allocation has been reduced significantly, varying from 15-percent to 28-percent cut.
For one, the budget for Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, the lead public hospital in the government’s effort to address the looming outbreak, has been slashed from P263 million in 2019 to P115 million in 2020.
Release of elderly, sickly prisoners urged amid COVID 19
Release of elderly, sickly prisoners urged amid COVID 19
“[W]e urge the immediate mass release of prisoners being held for low-level offenses and those who are very old and very sick.”
The poor are the narrowest targets of COVID-19
The poor are the narrowest targets of COVID-19
“How will we strengthen our immune system when our primary problems here are the lack of food, clean water, and shelter?”, Jonathan Manesia, 38, answered when asked on how he prepares for the infectious corona virus disease (COVID-19).
Season of illness
Season of illness
“Eleven percent of households in Hong Kong have domestic workers but it seems the HK government and some employers continue to overlook this vital fact in enforcing preventive measures. Most are underfed and overworked.”
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