Ni Ricky Gomez Itong si Edgardo Palagi na lang oo Sa utos ni Dino Na tuta ni Rodrigo Isa pa to’ng si Año Mando lang ng mando Quarantine pass kanselado Ano naman kaya ang maitutulong ni Cimatu? Ang mga Sugbuanon Ang sinisisi ng mga tonto Mga matitigas ang ulo! Ayaw ninyong makinig! Kampante kayong…
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Public school teachers lament DepEd’s ‘widening the gap in education access’
MANILA – Public school teachers’ group stormed Department of Education (DepEd) head office in Pasig City on Tuesday, June 9. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) criticized DepEd for not addressing the widening gap in the education in the new mode of learning delivery in this academic year 2020-2021. The DepEd maintains that it will…
Delayed reporting, inaccurate data on COVID-19 worry advocates
While the Department of Health said that the error is just one percent, there should be due diligence on the part of the DOH down to those who release the data because this will “trigger policy changes that will affect millions of people.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Having correct and accurate…
Public school teachers raise 5 demands before school opens
“DepEd Sec. Leonor Briones’ pep talk on fighting fears and teaching our students courage does not assuage our apprehensions as they are based on our rational assessment of the country’s present condition.”
Know your rights | Charges against ECQ violators have no basis
“It is a rule in criminal law that before a person is detained it must be clear to the law that such an act is prohibited and imprisonment is imposed.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Persons without quarantine passes, those with no face masks and netizens posting threats against the President were…
Political prisoner in Tagum dies due to illness
“Her untimely death underscores the failure of the prison system to provide even the most basic health care for treatable illnesses that justifies the petition we filed at the Supreme Court seeking the humanitarian release of the elderly and the sick who are most vulnerable to succumbing to the pandemic.”
‘New requirement for relief distribution only impedes assistance to the poor’
Former Social Welfare and Development Secretary and spokesperson of Citizens Urgent Response to End COVID-19 (Cure COVID), Judy Taguiwalo said that this requirement is just another barrier to bring help where it’s urgently needed.
‘The threat is the virus, not the people’ – UN
“We must ensure that any emergency measures, including states of emergency, are legal, proportionate, necessary and non-discriminatory, have a specific focus and duration, and take the least intrusive approach possible to protect public health.”
Increasing deaths among health workers ‘alarming’
In public hospitals, Alliance of Health Workers said frontline health workers are enraged over the inadequate protective gear, equipment, and supplies provided to them.
Know your legal rights under ECQ
“It is the state’s duty to ensure and protect human rights at all times, more importantly during the time of crisis where the temptation or desire to resort to abuse of power is strong.”
Violating ECQ protocol is not a crime – human rights lawyers
“There is no specific law that criminalizes it (violating the ECQ protocols). The police can always tell the people to go home and then file charges but not arrest them.”