Before the incident, Joyna Lacio Sabanal received several death threats through messages and calls from suspected state agents.
Group condemns abduction of political prisoner’s wife in Bacolod
Month: January 2022
Rights group says PH jails ‘least safe from Omicron’
“The extreme congestion of Philippine prisons create a perfect petri dish to seed immense infections by the highly transmissible Omicron variant.”
Surge
By DEE AYROSO
Group welcomes release of longest-held political prisoner
“We commend the decision of the court and we hope this will presage more releases of political prisoners who are foisted with trumped-up charges in retaliation for their activism or to make them the fall guy to take the blame for NPA operations.”
Neglected and attacked, health workers push back and score victories
The campaign asserting their rights and welfare won for them some of their much-deserved benefits, and led to the expansion and consolidation of their unions and organizations.
Health advocates urge gov’t to view pandemic as a public health emergency
“We don’t have a concept of disease surveillance where communities are regularly tested, or in looking for the possible source of infection.”
Marcos Jr. no show at Comelec’s hearing on disqualification petitions
“Allowing Marcos Jr. to run will be a mockery not only of the elections but of our nation’s history, our democracy, and our hard-won rights and freedoms.”
Hello, 2022. Hope we get well soon.
By DEE AYROSO
DOH reports 17,220 new COVID-19 cases, groups push for free mass testing and medical assistance
Anakpawis Party-list First Nominee Rafael Mariano said, “We have been calling for free mass testing and medical support since 2020. These are the fundamental concerns of poor families, they are not able to take the test immediately and still want to work so that the family can have something to eat.”
Restricting the unvaccinated does not solve the COVID-19 surge, groups say
“Prohibiting access to basic services such as public transportation and threats of possible arrests and detention of unvaccinated individuals if they go out of their homes are certainly highly questionable policies that violate their rights.”
Question Everything | The books I read in 2021
Mong Palatino’s reads in 2021 are a mix of history, culture, revolution, and technology.