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By RONALYN V. OLEA
“Nearly six months since the Morong 43 were arrested and the wheels of justice have been grinding slow on our detained colleagues. For these innocent health workers, being held each day more in detention is a continuing torture and a serious injustice.”
Relatives of the Morong 43 trooped to the residence of incoming President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III to appeal for the release of their loved ones.
By PAULINE GIDGET ESTELLA and KRISTINE ABIGAIL LINGBAOAN
Whoever wins the top position in the May 10 elections should generously increase the budget for health. The government must deploy more practitioners especially in poor communities, where people could not afford quality healthcare.
By RONALYN V. OLEA
With the denial by the court of the motion blocking the transfer of the Morong 43 to Camp Crame, the AFP and the PNP have no recourse but to comply. But they don’t.
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Ironically, while the CHR is proceeding with its hearings on the human rights violations complaint filed by the Morong 43 - even as the AFP stubbornly refuses to cooperate - the rights of the 43 health workers are violated over and over again.
By PAULINE GIDGET ESTELLA
With reports from Kristine Abigail Lingbaoan
Doctors of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH)who applied for a leave of absence (LOA) in protest of the UP Board of Regents’ (BOR’s) “unceremonious” removal of Dr. Jose Gonzales as the PGH director experience harassment.
By RONALYN V. OLEA
The 43 health workers have started fasting today April 17 to protest the refusal of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to present them at the hearings of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and its connivance with the Philippine National Police (PNP) in blocking their transfer to Camp Crame.
Video: Relatives, Supporters Slam Failed Transfer of Morong 43 to Camp Crame
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