Less than 1/3 of 18M beneficiaries reached: Gov’t should expedite socioecon response under extended lockdown
The group said that millions of poor and vulnerable families are facing unnecessary difficulty in meeting their basic needs under the lockdown. The government needs to show greater political will and do away with bureaucratic obstacles to relief efforts.
Ang paglaya ng San Roque 21, mga bayani ng kanilang komunidad
Lumaya na ang San Roque 21, ang mga inaresto ng pulisya noong Abril 1 sa pag-aakalang nagdaos sila ng kilos protesta sa kahabaan ng EDSA, Quezon City.
AFP violation of gov’t ceasefire order results in another clash; Philippine Army trooper killed
The military’s continuing operations against the New People’s Army (NPA) despite the issuance of unilateral ceasefire orders by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) resulted in yet another clash Tuesday morning.
AFP bombing spree in Mindanao disobeys Duterte’s Covid-19 ceasefire order, Reds report
“Philippine Air Force (PAF) units under the AFP’s 4th Infantry Division used an FA-50 fighter jet to indiscriminately drop five 500-pound bombs near two Lumad communities in Barangay Mandahikan, Cabanglasan (Bukidnon province) on March 27,” the CPP said in a statement.
Police harass Sitio San Roque community kitchens
“Despite the peaceful volunteerism at our community kitchen, about 15 police officers descended upon us to tear down our placards asking for help,” the group said on its Facebook page.
Life doubly harder in Marawi shelters as coronavirus grounds aid groups
Marawi residents find it hard to follow precautions against the novel coronavirus disease when relief goods are limited and water trucks are reducing trips. Local authorities say they do not have enough resources to feed the people for an extended period. They need outside help.
Rights groups decry harassment of campus journalists
“[They should]…allow Joshua to freely speak his mind, and to instead to help him ventilate the valid complaints he is raising regarding the Duterte administration’s response to the pandemic. Teachers should be the last ones to discourage critical and independent thinking among students. Neither should they encourage blind, unthinking obedience to authority,” the CEGP alumni said.
Filipino seafarer dies of Covid-19 in San Francisco, groups worry about hundreds on board cruise ship
Following the Filipino seafarer’s death, labor and community organizations amplified demands for transparency, testing and treatment for the hundreds of workers still on board the ship.
CPP: Gov’t in contempt of UN’s global ceasefire plea with ‘non-stop combat operations’
“[Government] Military and police units across the country have continued to carry out relentless offensives despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s unilateral ceasefire declaration which covers the period March 19 to April 15,” Marco Valbuena, CPP chief information officer, said.
COVID-19: Paracetamol, ibuprofen and other anti-fever drugs should be avoided
Paracetamol, ibuprofen and other anti-fever drugs should be avoided, nothwithstanding the World Health Organization’s (WHO) flip-flopping advise regarding ibuprofen use for COVID-19 symptoms.