Students with special needs being left behind in distance learning
The learning modalities recommended by the education department are not suitable to students with special needs.
Students with special needs being left behind in distance learning
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IN-DEPTH: Public education sector, neglected even more in the time of pandemic
IN-DEPTH: Public education sector, neglected even more in the time of pandemic
With the pandemic still raging on, the crisis in the Philippine educational system has been further exposed. Instead of addressing the concerns of the education sector, the Duterte administration has chosen to neglect it even more by not providing enough budget for distance learning.
Not enough protection and care for teachers amid the pandemic
Not enough protection and care for teachers amid the pandemic
Public school teachers spend for their basic protection such as alcohol, face masks, face shields and gloves. The Department of Education admitted that there is no budget allocated for the hospitalization of teachers who will be infected by the virus.
#SONA2020 | Bulatlat Special Coverage
#SONA2020 | Bulatlat Special Coverage
President Rodrigo Duterte will deliver his fifth State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 27. Bulatlat examines Duterte's policies on the economy and foreign policy, his COVID-19 response and track record on human rights and the attacks on press freedom and expression since the lockdown.
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.
#SONA coverage | COVID-19 hastens PH economic decay
#SONA coverage | COVID-19 hastens PH economic decay
As COVID-19 wipes out whatever is left of the limited opportunities for Filipinos to earn a living, the Duterte administration’s lacking response, combined with an oppressive political environment, creates conditions for a perfect storm of social unrest.
Oil firms profiteer from returning jeepneys, motorists as pandemic rages on
Oil firms profiteer from returning jeepneys, motorists as pandemic rages on
Oil firms-imposed price adjustments are higher than what should be – by P 2.41 per liter for diesel and P4.76 per liter for gasoline, based on a DOE-recognized formula. The Big Three, a Duterte backer and other oil firms, rake in tens of millions of pesos daily from profiteering.
PGH as COVID-19 center: Capacities and Implications
PGH as COVID-19 center: Capacities and Implications
While they understand the urgency to address the COVID-19 pandemic, their hearts go to thousands of Filipinos relying on services only the likes of a government tertiary hospital can provide.
Under a fragmented health care, Philippines is ill-equipped in combating COVID-19
Under a fragmented health care, Philippines is ill-equipped in combating COVID-19
From 2016 to 2019 alone, the public health program’s total budget allocation has been reduced significantly, varying from 15-percent to 28-percent cut.
For one, the budget for Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, the lead public hospital in the government’s effort to address the looming outbreak, has been slashed from P263 million in 2019 to P115 million in 2020.
How the legal system is used to attack political dissenters
How the legal system is used to attack political dissenters
"The police and military have mastered the art of preparing false documents to justify the filing of fabricated charges.”
How the US meddled with PH gov’t war versus its own people
How the US meddled with PH gov’t war versus its own people
With all its pretensions for peace and development, Duterte’s counterinsurgency is brutal to the core.
Militarizing the civilian bureaucracy for suppressing dissent
Militarizing the civilian bureaucracy for suppressing dissent
The counterinsurgency policy is not only targeted against the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People's Army (NPA) but against perceived supporters or any groups standing in the way of the administration’s political and economic interests.
De facto martial law terrorizes civilians in Negros, Bicol, Eastern Visayas
De facto martial law terrorizes civilians in Negros, Bicol, Eastern Visayas
In other parts of Samar and Leyte, and in the provinces of Bicol and Negros island, farmers like Pajares find themselves targets of the military’s counterinsurgency operations. The three areas were cited in President Duterte’s Memorandum Order No. 32, issued exactly a year ago, and which purportedly aims to quell “lawless violence.”
What now, Panelo? | LRT-2’s decline amid funds misuse and dubious deals
What now, Panelo? | LRT-2’s decline amid funds misuse and dubious deals
The hundreds of thousands of LRT-2 commuters affected by the shutdown are at the mercy of, to the say the least, an inefficient government agency and its inept private contractors that profit millions of pesos in taxpayers’ and commuters’ money.
Contextualizing militarization and killings in Negros
Contextualizing militarization and killings in Negros
The island of Negros has long been militarized supposedly to obliterate the revolutionary group Communist Party of the Philippines and its armed wing, the New People’s Army.
The human cost of Oplan Kapanatagan in Quezon
The human cost of Oplan Kapanatagan in Quezon
“They would call us, three or four at a time, sometimes to the barangay hall, sometimes to the municipal hall. The interrogations would start from 10 a.m. and end 10 p.m., no breaks."
Duterte’s foreign policy: Three years of US, China imperialism
Duterte’s foreign policy: Three years of US, China imperialism
“He has not been pro-Filipino in his relations with US and China, not just in military affairs but even in the country’s economic affairs."
3 years of Duterte’s counterinsurgency: 250 civilians dead, thousands displaced
3 years of Duterte’s counterinsurgency: 250 civilians dead, thousands displaced
Human rights group Karapatan documented 250 victims of extrajudicial killings and 10 victims of enforced disappearances from July 2016 until March this year. Moreover, nearly 370,000 civilians were affected by military bombings and 450,000 have evacuated due to military operations, Karapatan data showed.
Bulacan fisherfolk, women want genuine, inclusive Manila Bay rehabilitation
Bulacan fisherfolk, women want genuine, inclusive Manila Bay rehabilitation
While the government is riding on the popular call for cleanup of Manila Bay, harnessing free labor of volunteers for fishing out thrash in Manila Bay, it is, on the other hand, disproportionately blaming the poor and seeking their demolition in favor of reclamation plans and other real estate development.
No more unli rice | Assessing the impact of tariffication on food security
No more unli rice | Assessing the impact of tariffication on food security
Farmers and advocates warn of the negative impacts of rice tariffication.
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