It has been over 130 days since the start of COVID-19 lockdowns, yet government help for families most affected by the crisis remains snail-paced, measly, and even much less than promised. 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…
Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) was actually honest and explained a lot. The president is at the commanding heights of policymaking in the country. If this last SONA showed anything, it’s the lack of leadership over pandemic response at the very top — Pres. Duterte doesn’t seem to appreciate the…
62 members of youth, fisherfolk, and peasant organizations in Cavite released after being detained for over three hours. (Photo courtesy of Bayan Cavite) By JUSTIN UMALI Bulatlat.com SANTA ROSA, Laguna – Almost 150 protesters from various organizations and sectors nationwide were accosted by elements of the Philippine National Police on their way, during, or after…
Many netizens said that they only wasted almost two hours of their time listening to Duterte’s speech which they described as nothing but an attack on his critics and defense of China. By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – Netizens aired their dismay at President Duterte’s fifth State of the Nation Address as it…
Hindi matandaan ng mga kasamahan niya kung ano’ng eksaktong oras, pero mga alas-otso o alas-nuwebe raw ng gabi ng Hulyo 25 iyon. Tumawag si Malou, residente ng Villa Lois housing project sa Pandi, Bulacan at isa sa mga lokal na lider ng Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) doon, sa mga kapwa niya lider. “Pumunta si…
In the Department of Health (DOH) Situationer Report posted on July 26 with data as of July 25, there were 228 new COVID-19 cases among health workers recorded in a day, while 106 more active cases were also reported. This brings the total of COVID-19 cases to 4,443, while active cases are at 951 (21.4%)….
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