By Anri Ichimura, Esquire Philippines Now that the vaccine is here, we can talk about herd immunity. This time last year when COVID-19 was still a relatively new word flashing in every headline, herd immunity was being brought up as a possible alternative to lockdowns. The idea shot down quickly. As epidemiologists have discussed before,…
By: Vincent Cabreza – Reporter/Inquirer Northern Luzon / March 21, 2021 The summer capital’s main trading zone has not only given livelihood to locals and migrants, but helped build a community BAGUIO CITY, Benguet, Philippines — Freelance writer Luchie Maranan describes herself as “laking-palengke” (someone who grew up in the public market), as she remembers…
Christian Deiparine (Philstar.com) – March 18, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A former health secretary said the country is not actually on square one again in its pandemic response, but “ten steps back” from it with the picture at home seemingly worse from last year. Dr. Esperanza Cabral made the statement on Wednesday, which was shared by…
(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…
Mar 18, 2021, Jodesz Gavilan MANILA, Philippines Human rights advocate Shamini Darshni Kaliemuthu says the Philippines has become an ‘increasingly dangerous space, not just for human rights defenders, but for all of civil society’ Global human rights groups on Thursday, March 18, said President Rodrigo Duterte should be held accountable, through international mechanisms, for continuous…
By: Christia Marie Ramos – Reporter/INQUIRER.net /March 18, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Nasaan ka bakuna? (Where are the vaccines?) This was the question posed by Senator Panfilo Lacson as he cited the P126.75-billion government funding for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines, a bulk of which is from approved loans sourced from multilateral lenders. In a…
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Tulang pagpupugay ni E. San Juan, Jr. Punglong sumabog– Simbuyo ng paghihimagsik! Ipinagkaloob mo ang iyong metalikong kaluluwa sa dapog ng rebolusyon Di kailangan ang uling ng pagdadalamhati Di dapat mamighati Tilamsik ng dugo Sa sugatang himaymay ng iyong dibdib umapoy, sumigid Ang umaasong adhika: Kaluluwa mo’y masong dudurog sa tanikala ng kadiliman Sumagitsit, napugnaw–…
Gaea Katreena Cabico (Philstar.com) – March 17, 2021 MANILA, Philippines — Coronavirus is deadly, but it was not the top disease that killed Filipinos last year. “The lack of clinic check-ups, the lack of attendance of doctors because they too cannot go to work created right now a scenario in which cardiovascular disorders are increasing,”…