Twitter digests ‘solusyong medikal, hindi solusyong militar’ call
From the day the ‘lockdown’ was rumoured until the ‘community quarantine’ was announced on March 12, tweets calling for ‘solusyong medikal, hindi solusyong militar’ [medical solution, not military...
View ArticleAnong ambag nyo? Twitter answers
Social media was abuzz with government’s sudden National Capital Region (NCR) ‘general community quarantine’ cum lockdown announcement on March 12. It came without guidelines and the only solution...
View ArticleSalute and recognition to frontliners we lost in the fight against COVID-19
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View ArticleDR. GREG MACASAET
As the fight against COVID-19 intensifies, frontliners are sacrificing their lives despite the risks and exposure to the virus. Anesthesiologists at the Manila Doctors Hospital, Dr. Greg Macasaet and...
View ArticleDr. Israel Bactol
Kaakibat ng pagdudoktor ay ang iba’t ibang espesyalisasyon—mayroong doktor sa puso, doktor sa mata, doktor ng mga bata, atbp. Si Dr. Israel Bactol ay isang batang cardiologist na isa sa mga unang...
View ArticleDr. Henry Fernandez
Dr. Henry Fernandez, 77, was the first doctor to succumb to the COVID-19 pandemic. The “doktor ng bayan” of Bayambang, Pangasinan, he spent his life serving the town. In a Facebook post by Mayor Cezar...
View ArticleDefending Her MotherLand
As a sea of clamoring Filipinos gathered around the monument of Andres Bonifacio on March 8 International Working Women’s Day, I floated towards a woman clad in red, a placard in hand, with truths to...
View ArticleDr. Marcelo Jaochico
Dr. Jaochico served as the Provincial Health Officer of Pampanga when the pandemic hit the country. Like many health workers, he passionately served his constituents, eventually dying in the line of...
View ArticlePasakit sa mga manggagawa ng Harbour Centre ang pagkatanggal sa trabaho at...
Doble ang pasakit na nararanasan ng mga manggagawa ng Harbour Centre magtatatlong linggo matapos ang pagpapasailalim ng buong Luzon sa isang Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) o total lockdown. Unang...
View ArticleDr. Dennis Tudtud
As COVID-19 continues to claim many lives across the country, health care workers continue to risk their lives to provide medical attention to the Filipino people. Dr. Dennis Tudtud passed away on...
View ArticleNurse Arvin Pascual
“It would take 150 years for the world to see the kind of nursing I envision…” – Florence Nightingale The World Health Organization (WHO) declared this year 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and Midwife....
View ArticleHope and struggle amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Cuba’s response to the outbreak...
Mass check-ups, mass testing, medical internationalism, free healthcare, biotech industry investment—Cuba’s COVID-19 response can teach Duterte and the IATF a thing or two. Amidst the COVID-19...
View ArticleDr. Gerard “Raldy” Goco
The Philippines has one of the highest number of cases of COVID-19 in South-East Asia. The country continues to struggle in managing the disease, lack of personal protective equipment (PPEs), with...
View Article#MayoUno2020 | Mga manggagawang nagwelga’t nilalabanan ang matagal nang...
Kontraktuwalisasyon, walang sapat na benipisyo at mahirap at ‘di ligtas na kalagayan sa mga pagawaan ay ilan lamang sa mga nagpapahirap sa mga manggagawa natin sa buong bansa. Bago pa pumutok ang...
View ArticleKung paano maging manggagawa sa panahon ng krisis pangkalusugan
Mayo 1, dapat nasa lansangan ang tulad kong manggagawa upang ipagpatuloy ang nakagisnang pakikibahagi sa laban at tagumpay ng uring manggagawa. Pisikal ang aking ugnay sa petsang ito, kasama ako sa...
View ArticleAppeal for the release of Ferdinand Castillo, political prisoner with various...
April 14, 2020 The Honorable Diosdado M. Peralta Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines Dear Hon. Peralta, We hope that Your Honor and your family as well as the Justices and staff of the...
View ArticleApela ng asawa sa pagpapalaya kay Bob Reyes, unyonista at tagapagtanggol ng...
Abril 14, 2020 KGG. DIOSDADO M. PERALTA Punong Mahistrado Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas Mahal na Punong Mahistrado Peralta, Pagbati at paghahangad ng inyong mabuting kalusugan! Dumudulog po ako...
View ArticleDaughter’s appeal for the release of political prisoner Rey Casambre, peace...
The Honorable Diosdado M. Peralta Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the Philippines 2nd Floor, Supreme Court New Building Padre Faura St., Ermita, Manila 1000 April 13, 2020 Dear Hon. Peralta, We are...
View ArticleAppeal for the release of Adel Silva, political prisoner who had a triple...
Letter of Silva family to the Chief Justice pleading for the release, on humanitarian grounds, of Adelberto Silva in the time of the Coronavirus pandemic. “Our hearts cry out for our brother Adel and...
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