“They are using the crisis to worsen the workers’ condition and exploit them, knowing that they have nowhere else to turn to.”
Month: March 2020
‘Fake news’ mainly comes from gov’t agencies, officials – UP prof
“The Duterte administration utilizes ‘fake news’ as a tool to silence dissent by spreading lies using an army of trolls, to present ‘alternative facts’ and justify the repressive policies and programs of the government.”
‘Inaccessible,’ ‘exclusionary’ DOLE cash assistance criticized
Four in ten of the almost 2,000 respondents on their online survey claimed they haven’t received any assistance yet from DOLE due to inefficiencies in its process, while 23 percent claimed their applications were not processed by their respective employers.
#Halalan2022 vs. VIPers
By TILDE ACUÑA
Ground zero
The multibillion peso dam is part of the New Centennial Water Source-Kaliwa Dam Project (NCWSP) by the Philippine Government in 2012. The 600-meter dam is said to solve the water supply shortage in the country’s capital Metro Manila. Planned to harness water from the Kaliwa River and its tributaries, the dam will be constructed in…
Be positive
By DEE AYROSO
Harassment, red-tagging of farmers continue in Quezon amid lockdown
“Instead of providing aid especially to vulnerable communities, the soldiers of the 85th IB are overtly sowing terror through militarization.”
‘Hold Sen. Pimentel accountable for breaching quarantine protocol’ – rights group
“Where was this ‘human compassion’ when the homeless and the urban poor were subjected to warrantless arrests, inhumane detention in dog cages, or being made to sit under the sun as punishment for simply being outside their homes for the need to earn living or for simply having no home at all?”
‘An example across the world,’ UN says of CPP’s ceasefire order
“The Secretary-General (Guterres) encourages the parties to reach a lasting political solution and end this longstanding conflict.”
Cuba’s help sought in fighting COVID-19 in Philippines
“We shall be very grateful for any medical assistance from the government and people of Cuba to the people of the Philippines in this critical times.”
“Fake news” provision threatens freedom of the press, expression
While we acknowledge the need to fight disinformation in this time of crisis, we fear the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act will only end up criminalizing free speech. We assert that the best way to fight disinformation is through education and the truth.