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Hocus pocus
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81 COVID-19 cases among health workers, total at 5,326 as of August 5
The Department of Health (DOH) Situationer Report with data as of August 5 recorded 81 new confirmed COVID-19 cases among health care workers, bringing the total cases to 5,326 or 4.6% of the cases in the country. An additional 42 active cases were recorded, bringing the total of active cases to 472. There were 39…
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Amid rise in COVID-19 cases in government sector, group calls for free testing, treatment
“We condemn the continuing lack of protective equipment, assurance of free testing and treatment among all public sector employees.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – The largest federation government employees unions is pushing for free mass testing and treatment for government employees infected by COVID-19. According to the Civil Service Commission’s (CSC) report,…
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Manila court denies mother’s plea to be with newborn
Reina Nasino and her baby at Fabella (Photo courtesy of Kapatid) “The decision to take away a newborn child from her mother is a callous, inhumane act against a person who fears for her life and of her child despite the concerning fact that Reina Mae doesn’t deserve even a single day in jail.” By…
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Ex-VP Binay, Saguisag, other lawyers ask high court to junk ‘terror law’
“The Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 fails miserably to protect and preserve the guarantees of human rights and civil liberties enshrined in the Constitution and therefore must be struck down.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Former Vice President Jejomar Binay, former Sen. Rene Saguisag and other members of Concerned Lawyers for Civil Liberties…
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Editorial cartoon: Sitting on a mountain of problems
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Duterte gov’t to blame for worst economic collapse in PH history
The Duterte administration is to blame for the worst economic collapse in the country’s recorded history. Growth rate falling to -16.5% in the second quarter from 5.4% in the same period last year is an unprecedented 21.9 percentage point drop. All the countries in Southeast Asia recorded their first cases of COVID-19 within weeks of…
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Political prisoner’s motion for reconsideration to stay with baby denied
In a decision dated July 30, 2020, Presiding Judge Marivic T. Balisi-Umali of Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 20 denied political prisoner Reina Mae Nasino’s motion for reconsideration of the said court’s order dated July 20, 2020 that denied her request to stay in a hospital or the jail nursery with her baby until her…
