Nation

The Financial Times reported that among the top selling products of big pharmaceutical companies are vaccines. Main story: Health group to gov’t: Punish those accountable for Dengvaxia mess By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA — Vaccines have a specific purpose in improving people’s health, said Dr. Gene Nisperos, vice chairperson of the Health Alliance…

“The lockdown and the said operations are part of the Duterte administration’s anti-communist hysteria, and has no objective other than to ‘pacify the human rights movement in Davao, which has a proud history of advancing civil and political rights.” By RUTH LUMIBAO Bulatlat.com MANILA — Late in January, the Philippine National Police (PNP) declared that…

“Whatever twaddle they claim, the current jeepney operators will not be able to survive the fleet management and consolidation ordered in the Omnibus Franchising Guidelines.” By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com MANILA – Thousands of jeepney drivers and operators are set to join a planned “big transport rally” on February 19 in protest of the ongoing jeepney…

FILE PHOTO. (Photo by Carlo Manalansan/Bulatlat) July 25, 2017 – in a press conference held after his State of the Nation Address, Duterte threatened to bomb schools of indigenous peoples in Mindanao: “Leave. I’m telling those in the Lumad schools now, get out. I’ll bomb you. I’ll include your structures.” May 31, 2017 – in…

Nurses are up in arms against the implementation of Continuing Professional Development law. (Photo by A. Umil/ Bulatlat) Black hearts, they said, signify the government’s lack of concern for the plight of health workers, most of whom suffer from long hours of work with not enough take home pay. By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com…

“We are rising and resisting against our own President who doesn’t seem to know how to respect women’s vaginas.” By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA — “Rise! Resist! Unite!” Photo by Anne Marxze D. Umil/Bulatlat Filipino women channeled their rage and disgust for President Duterte’s recent remark degrading women as they celebrated One Billion…

(Illustration by Renan U. Ortiz) By RENAN ORTIZ The post Kamay na bakal appeared first on Bulatlat.