WATCH: Reds produce film on alternative, traditional treatment vs COVID symptoms
It says lagundi (scientific name: Vitex negundo), tawa-tawa (SN: Euphorbia hirta), virgin coconut oil (VCO), and acupuncture are some of what the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA) recommend to its members and the masses in areas where health care and medicines are difficult to access.
Groups laud HOR approval of rights defenders, COMELEC employees’ bills
Karapatan lauded the passage of the bill giving protection to human rights defenders while election commission employees hailed the approval of the proposed law strengthening Commission on Elections (COMELEC) field offices.
MIGRANTE INT’L: Unpaid Saudi OFWs may claim P10k aid from OWWA
“This is a victory for our Saudi OFWs who took collective action to push for financial assistance from DOLE (Department of Labor and Employment) and OWWA while their labor claims are pending in Saudi Arabia,” Migrante International said.
Yearstarter: Seeking better normal in 2022
The pandemic has been a radical shock to the country. Entering the new year and, soon, a new administration, it is also timely to ask for more radical measures breaking from the economic conservatism which has weighed down the economy and development for the people for so long.
CBCP leader urges honesty in the coming polls
The leader of the country’s Roman Catholics expressed support to a campaign for clean and honest elections, urging Filipinos to fight the current “age of disinformation” with “the moral imperative of truth and honesty.”
Pahayag ng AHW kaugnay sa isolation at quarantine ng COVID-infected health workers
Tinututulan ng Alliance of Health Workers ang panibagong guidelines na ibinaba ng Department of Health kung saan gagawing mas maiksi ang isolation at quarantine sa mga manggagawang pangkalusugan na humaharap ngayon sa Covid-19.
Pahayag ng Tanggol Magsasaka sa demolisyon sa Patungan sa Cavite
Mariing kinundena ng Tanggol Magsasaka-Timog Katagalugan ang marahas na demolisyon na naganap ngayong araw, Enero 13 sa Patungan Cove, Brgy. Mercedes, Maragondon, Cavite kung saan tatlong residente ang malubhang nasugatan.
CPP confirms death of NPA national commander
“His death is mourned by the Party, the NPA and all revolutionary forces, and by the broad masses of workers and peasants, especially the downtrodden people in the hinterlands of the Davao provinces, whom he dearly served over the past several decades,” the CPP said.
Rights agency opposes ‘no vax, no ride’ measure
“CHR fears that, while there is no direct prohibition on the right to travel with the ‘no vaccine, no ride’ policy in public transport for the unvaccinated, this policy effectively restricts the exercise and enjoyment of fundamental rights,” CHR spokesperson Jacqueline Ann de Guia said.
Yearender: Unrepentant economics in 2021
tle improvement can be expected in the last few months of the administration’s term when it will be most of all concerned with navigating conflicting political ambitions in the May 2022 elections. The short-sighted drive for power will, once again, trump the long fight against poverty and underdevelopment.