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Who is the real “pasaway”?
Who is the real “pasaway”?
While the Duterte administration has implemented a two-week stricter lockdown, other legitimate demands raised by medical experts have been largely ignored. It must be pointed out that many of the recommendations have been articulated by several health NGOs since day 1 but, unfortunately, these have fallen on deaf ears.
Duterte urged to hold ‘Philhealth mafia’ accountable for alleged P15B corruption
Duterte urged to hold ‘Philhealth mafia’ accountable for alleged P15B corruption
The alleged corruption issues came on the heels of an apparent lack of concrete plans of the government to curb the local transmission of the COVID-19, inadequate testing and contact tracing capacity, an overwhelmed health system, and the scant social protection for the poor and displaced workers.
‘Without policy change, stricter lockdown will fail in curbing COVID-19’
‘Without policy change, stricter lockdown will fail in curbing COVID-19’
With over a hundred thousand positive COVID-19 cases, the Philippines has reverted Metro Manila and neighboring provinces to a stricter lockdown for the next two weeks but critics say that without changes to the government’s pandemic control strategies, this would be useless.
Call of health workers ‘an indictment of government’s COVID-19 response’
Call of health workers ‘an indictment of government’s COVID-19 response’
“This should be a wake up call for the Duterte government. The press con itself is one big commentary on how the govt (mis)handled the COVID-19 response and on the poor and inadequate leadership of the Department of Health and IATF."
Duterte’s COVID-19 response, no sense of urgency
Duterte’s COVID-19 response, no sense of urgency
With the cases increasing, concerned government agencies are swamped with backlogs, particularly on validating COVID-19 cases and an overwhelmed public health system.
High court urged to direct gov’t officials to conduct mass testing
High court urged to direct gov’t officials to conduct mass testing
Mass testing, according to the petitioners, should be made free and accessible to all suspect cases, contacts of probable and confirmed cases, frontline healthworkers, and high-risk and vulnerable communities.
Why redeploying community doctors won’t do good for Cebu’s fight vs. COVID-19
Why redeploying community doctors won’t do good for Cebu’s fight vs. COVID-19
“This is not at all a rational solution to the problem. This move will further deplete our pool of physicians as more doctors will be exposed to the virus and its possible fatal consequences.”
VIPs? OFWs in the Middle East decry ‘insufficient’ government support
VIPs? OFWs in the Middle East decry ‘insufficient’ government support
With no salary and little assistance, some OFWs in the Middle East have resorted to scavenging for food.
What’s wrong with Secretary Duque?
What’s wrong with Secretary Duque?
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, who heads the lead Philippine government agency in the fight against the pandemic, issued inaccurate statements and unreliable data, leaving Filipinos in doubt of his capacity to lead the country out of a public health emergency.
Bill seeking to implement mass testing filed
Bill seeking to implement mass testing filed
To save lives, the lawmakers said the government must recognize the extreme importance and urgency of mass testing along with medical solutions such as contact tracing, isolation, and treatment.
Based on science? Gaps seen in government’s COVID-19 data
Based on science? Gaps seen in government’s COVID-19 data
“The integrity of the data drops is particularly important given that no less than President Rodrigo Roa Duterte himself has said many times that the government’s decision on managing COVID-19 will be based on science.”
Study reveals poor protection for health workers amid fight vs. COVID-19
Study reveals poor protection for health workers amid fight vs. COVID-19
The survey revealed that health workers are working in “excessively long hours while earning very little pay.”
Journalists experience work-related stress in the time of COVID-19 pandemic
Journalists experience work-related stress in the time of COVID-19 pandemic
Citing medical studies, psychiatrist Dr. Reggie Pamugas said that work related stress, especially among journalists, is common. Around 86 to 100 percent of journalists are actually exposed to “potentially traumatic events over the course of their careers.”
Philippines has not flattened the curve – experts
Philippines has not flattened the curve – experts
“What we want to see is how this ECQ is being used to stop the spread of the virus and not just to incarcerate the people in their homes while the government is not making any effort to aggressively conduct mass testing.”
Metro Manila-centric COVID-19 testing centers present gaps in mass testing, says community doc
Metro Manila-centric COVID-19 testing centers present gaps in mass testing, says community doc
“The case numbers they are presenting is not accurate. How can you tell if the number of cases did not double today if the test result will come out in at least two weeks?”
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