IBP creates task force to probe, prosecute attacks vs lawyers
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(Philstar.com) – March 20, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A nurses’ group called on the government to recalibrate its response to the pandemic in the face of a surge in COVID-19 cases that they said have stretched them “to the limits.” “We refuse to be sacrificial lambs to this pandemic. We are humans and we need…
President Rodrigo Duterte, his alter-egos and paid trolls have been blaming Filipinos for being “pasaway” (stubborn) amid the pandemic. When medical frontliners complained about the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the country and the health system nearing collapse, Duterte scolded them and even dared them to stage “a revolution.” While the Duterte administration has implemented…
National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison posted a map of the Philippines showing New People’s Army (NPA) presence in “at least 73 of 81 provinces of the country.” “The color red in this map shows the presence of the New People´s Army in at least 73 out of…
“Karapatan condemns the worsening spate of attacks against activists and rights defenders, perpetrated by the Duterte regime and its security forces. Just this week, nine activists were illegally arrested in separate incidents in Laguna and Nueva Ecija, while two others were also declared missing. The spike in attacks are a compounded result of the government’s…
K-12, with some schools offering inadequate choices, worsens the state of our educational system by making education a privilege than a right.
Metro Manila’s insane traffic congestion is an opportunity to read books. Reading is more productive and relaxing instead of cursing at drivers, enforcers, and pedestrians. It’s less risky than using a smartphone inside jeepneys, UV Express vans, and trains. It’s a matter of adjusting our perspectives. For example, a three-hour ride from Quezon City to…