Once a beneficiary of a community pantry, 67 year-old single parent Beth Concha is one of the volunteers of Flag Brigade PH, an initiative started by labor group Defend Jobs Philippines.
A community pantry volunteer shares why she wants to give back
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Instead of politicizing aid, Duterte urged to increase cash aid, make distribution efficient
Critics fear this could delay the distribution of the cash aid, which has already been criticized for being too little.
National concern
By DEE AYROSO
Dog food
By DEE AYROSO
A worker shares woes as Cavite returns to stricter lockdown
On August 5, the Philippine government’s pandemic response team put the province of Cavite under MECQ from Aug. 6 to 15. This is part of the supposed efforts of the national government to curb the spread of the dreaded COVID-19, particularly its more transmissible and deadlier Delta variant.
Bloodsucking by profession
By DEE AYROSO
‘Lockdowns alone can’t end pandemic’ – health advocates
With the government’s inability to control the rise of COVID-19 cases in the country, community health advocates are up in arms over the government’s response that, for the last 500 or so days, mainly resorted to stricter lockdowns.