Hiling ng Drayber: Balik-Pasada
PANOORIN: “Hanggang kailan kami mamamalimos? Hindi na kami umaasa sa ayuda. Ang hiling namin, payagan nang makabalik-pasada ang mga jeep.” The post Hiling ng Drayber: Balik-Pasada appeared first on AlterMidya.
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UN experts call for independent probe on killings of rights defenders
Different groups calling for justice for killed activists in the country. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan/BULATLAT) “We are saddened and appalled by the ongoing violence and threats against human rights defenders in the Philippines, including the killing of two human rights defenders over the past two weeks.” — UN spokesperson By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com…
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‘Randall Echanis was made to suffer before he was killed’ – forensic expert
Randall Echanis and the injuries he sustained, according to forensic pathology expert Raquel Fortun Forensic pathology expert Raquel Fortun, who examined Randall Echanis’s remains, said, “He was made to suffer before he was killed.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Peace consultant and Anakpawis Partylist Chairperson Randall Echanis was tortured before he was…
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Bayanihan 2: Too small, hinders health and recovery
The beggarly Bayanihan 2 bill preferred by the economic managers and imposed on Congress is much too small for the magnitude of the crisis facing the country. It makes health and recovery years away and farther than ever. The Bayanihan 2 bill passed by the bicameral conference committee and ratified by the Senate is worth just Php165.5 billion….
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Ten people-limit on religious gatherings and services is impractical and unjust
On August 17, 2020, the government’s policy-making body on COVID-19 response—the IATF—recommended to President Rodrigo Duterte to return Metro Manila to general community quarantine (GCQ) but with stricter implementation of the guidelines. What could be stricter than the police having apprehended 320,000 people in the last few months on curfew or quarantine violations—it is a…
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State-perpetrated killings must stop
On a rainy night, 39-year-old health worker and human rights defender Zara Alvarez in Bacolod City was shot and killed. A few days before her fatal shooting, 71-year-old Randall Echanis was stabbed to death by men who, according to witnesses, had been surveilling him for a month. State security forces are said to be responsible…
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Cheerful and caring, Zara Alvarez was an activist who never backed down
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Zara Alvarez had always known that she might face a bitter end with the path she chose – a life of service to the oppressed. But her optimism and determination never faltered despite being one of the most attacked and vilified human rights defenders in the country….
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Hazards of the COVID-19 Vaccine
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sputnik_V_Vaccine_Representation.jpg By ROMEO F. QUIJANO, M.D. Professor (Ret.) Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila The COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2) vaccine is fraught with hazards. This should be the obvious, rational conclusion of anyone who cares to objectively study the available scientific and other relevant information about it. There are many…
