‘Let them play,’ experts urge parents of earthquake-traumatized children
Templa said games and plays must be encouraged as an assessment and therapy tool. “Playing allows children to be just themselves, a natural vehicle and venue or mechanism to be free. They talk naturally and conveniently when they play with others or even in solitary,” she said.
Ang tunay na kalayaan ay hindi nakakamit sa pagtataas lamang ng watawat
“Ang tunay na kalayaan ay nararating sa pamamagitan ng kolektibong pakikibaka ng isang mamamayang may determinasyong magtakda ng sarili nilang tadhana. Hangga’t hindi natin napapalayas sa ating lupain ang mga dayuhang tropa, dayuhang missiles, at dayuhang dikta, ang bawat Araw ng Kalayaan ay mananatili lamang na isang walang-saysay na ritwal.”
Activists assail Marcos subservience to US on ‘Independence Day’
“There’s no genuine independence as long as US bases and troops are allowed in the country, and the US military continues to use our land and water territories as training and staging grounds for its acts of aggression and intervention against other countries,” BAYAN said.
Reds condole with quake victims; urges assistance from all Filipinos
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) condoled with the victims of the Magnitude 7.8 earthquake in southern Mindanao and urged Filipinos to provide assistance to survivors of the country’s strongest tremor in the past five decades.
Cayetanism (1)
Now that the Senate is poised to formally kick out Cayetano as Senate President, he reiterated his worn-out scheme for “power sharing” with Senate President Pro tempore Sherwin Gatchalian. Of course, Gatchalian junked the idea. Cayetanism ‘til the very end, and it will never secure the victory the beleaguered Alan Peter thinks he deserves.
Business class tickets for execs while Filipinos suffer health service crisis
“This is a textbook example of a public official bleeding the government dry for personal comfort…There is no operational necessity for an undersecretary to be pampered in business class,” AHW’s complaint reads.
Why is the Philippines earthquake prone?
Monday’s destructive earthquake would have been much worse if it happened a few minutes later when the schoolchildren were already inside the school buildings and without the simulations and drills.
Expedite relief operations and structural inspections in Mindanao
“The priority must be the rapid delivery of aid to affected residents. We cannot afford the usual slow bureaucracy while people are still in shock and living in fear of aftershocks or a possible tsunami threat.”
Commission suspends Pakil Dam project over heritage concerns
Mamamayang Nagmamahal sa Pakil (MaNaPak) reported construction-related activities have continued on site. MaNaPak called on API to immediately comply with the order, stating that defying a government order demonstrates lack of respect for the law.
Ang pandarambong ng US sa yaman ng Pilipinas
Sistematiko ang pandarambong ng Estados Unidos sa likas na yaman ng Pilipinas. Matapos ang ilang dekadang pagtotroso at pagmimina sa ilalim ng pamahalaang kolonyal, siniguro rin ang ibayong paglimas sa anumang mahuhuthot sa mga Pilipino kahit pa kunwa-kunwaring “ipinagkaloob” nila ang kalayaan ng bansa.