With the Philippine government set to provide the next wave of aid for pandemic-hit Filipinos, residents of urban poor community Payatas in Quezon City said they received none since March.
The inadequacy of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) underscores the government’s failure to address the plight of the most vulnerable Filipinos in the time of COVID-19. Related story: With P606B budget for COVID-19 response, aid largely unfelt By XANDRA LIZA C. BISENIO Ibon Foundation It has been over 130 days since the start of…
“The government have the funds but why not utilize it for aid? They have the machinery but the process has been slow. They (government) prioritized the Anti-Terror Law and term extension than the people’s stomach.” By ANNE MARXE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – In almost five months, Filipinos have been confronting not only the deadly…
By DEE AYROSO
Ni RICHARD R. GAPPI Sanay na kami. Ang tawaging kilikili ng lungsod at libag ng lansangang umaalingasaw. Amoy-kanal? Sa estero kami naka-bahay. Mga tamad. Hindi nagbabayad ng tax. Pero unang nakinabang sa SAP. O e ano? Hindi natutong mag-ipon? Nang bumili kami ng 3-in-1, kape’t sabon, nagbayad ng kuryente at ilaw wala ba dung value-added…
By DEE AYROSO
By TILDE ACUÑA
“The people are getting hungry. The answer to their fervent wish is simple. And yet they were violently dispersed and arrested all because this gathering is prohibited?”