The Alliance of Health Workers held a protest action in front of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute last April 26 to protest the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law.
The protesters revealed that the so-called tax reform law has increased health care expenses for Filipinos and must be scrapped as anti-health and anti-people.
They also demanded a higher budget for health services.
Members of the Alliance of Health Workers held a rally in front of the Philippine Heart Center last Friday to express support for the fourth round of formal peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP).
The group said a comprehensive agreement on socio-economic reforms would ensure better health service for the Filipinos.
They also called on both the GRP and the NDFP to increase the salaries and benefits of health workers.
The rally was supported by the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan. Read more
Health workers and urban poor residents protested at the gates of the Dr Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in downtown Manila today to denounce its impending closure by the Benigno Aquino government on June 9.
Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) members said that as many as 2,000 patients per day, including hundreds of mostly poor birthing mothers, will lose free medical services offered by the 700-bed hospital when it closes. Read more
Rank and file public health workers protested in front of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute last March 23 to condemn the Benigno Aquino government for its “anti-poor” policies in the health sector.
Members of the Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) said Aquino’s Salary Standardization program only aims to keep ordinary health workers poor through a measly and staggered wage increase.
They also condemned the “unabated” privatization of public hospitals and the services these institutions offer to the poor.
They said President Aquino has betrayed the interests of poor patients by worsening the state of health institutions in his more than five years in office.
AHW is pressing for a monthly national minimum wage of PhP16,000 for Salary Grade 1 workers and substantial budget increase for public health.