Duterte govt can end lockdown sooner and help every Filipino in need
The Duterte administration can end the lockdown sooner and help every Filipino in need. It can raise the resources needed for this if it lets go of its infrastructure fantasies, prioritizes life over debt, and is bolder in tapping the accumulated wealth of elites and large corporations. Not doing any of these means making the people bear the disproportionate burden of dealing with the pandemic.
Covid 19, the Neo-liberal policies and Chinese Imperialism (Part I)
While the rapid spread of Covid 19 in the Philippines is due to its poor health system because of the policies of the IMF-WB, the virus was directly caused by the easy entry of Chinese nationals into the country due to the too open accommodation of the Duterte’s administration of Chinese imperialism.
Cover up for failure to stop COVID spread, CPP says of Duterte’s threat to impose martial law
“Duterte is using the Covid-19 crisis, one that has blown up because of his government’s military-minded response and failure to conduct mass testing, to carry out agenda of imposing martial law. Duterte’s ultimate aim is to establish his dictatorship, something he has long sought to do,” the CPP said in a statement.
‘Our basic rights are not on lockdown amid this pandemic’
“Our basic rights are not on lockdown amid this pandemic — and to effectively combat this pandemic, the government needs to implement the needed public health measures, to address the people’s legitimate demands especially the poor and marginalized, and to uphold people’s rights, welfare, and dignity. We demand justice, and we will hold the government accountable.”
PH 0 of 6 in WHO condition for ending COVID lockdown
University of the Philippines College of Medicine Assistant Professor Gene Nisperos told an online forum organized by the health group Second Opinion PH last Thursday, April 23, that the Philippines is failing to meet any of the conditions set by the global health organization for lifting lockdowns aimed at reversing the pandemic.
‘Tulong Guro’ sa panahon ng COVID lockdown
Ang ACT for People’s Health na pinangungunahan ng mga progresibong guro ay naglunsad ng “Tulong Guro” na ang layunin ay makapagbigay-tulong sa mga frontliner, laluna na sa mga health workers at mahihirap na pamayanan habang lockdown.
Gov’t Php1.5T COVID-19 response strategy bloated, misleading
A closer look shows that the government is not actually spending as much as it claims, IBON said. This casts doubts on its real efforts to battle the pandemic, especially when it comes to the most vulnerable Filipinos.
‘We are stuck doon pa lang sa identification’
“Tama naman po yung sinasabi ng DOH, yung general goal ng IATF — ‘Identify, Isolate, Treat’. Kaya lang po, doon palang sa first step na ‘Identify’, nagkakaproblema na tayo — sino yung i-na-identify natin, paano natin sila i-a-identify, [at] ano ang gagamitin para i-identify. Sa kalagayang ito, we are stuck doon pa lang sa identification.”
In the time of COVID: Hello, Earth
But as they say in mountaineering, there can always be several approaches to the summit – a gradual meandering ascent or a direct assault. Whichever we choose, as we commemorate this day, we definitely commit that it is going to be a view of a better future.
Migrants in Europe push for full citizenship rights for workers, refugees
In a petition, the International Migrants Alliance (IMA) – Europe said that allowing undocumented migrants to remain illegal are making them more vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic.