Sinas insisted that there was no birthday party but only a ‘Mañanita’ — a police tradition that features an early morning serenade for the chief. But the public backlash forced him to issue an apology. The post These officials flouted lockdown rules in Myanmar, Malaysia, and the Philippines appeared first on Kodao Productions.
Migrante Europe staged an online protest last June 6 to join the growing call to junk the draconian, undemocratic and repressive Terror Bill (called Anti-Terrorism Act 2020), broadcasted live at https://www.facebook.com/ENJPPHilippines/videos/393893558159296. The Bill was railroaded in both the Senate and the Congress and it has been transmitted to the Office of the President for signing….
The Duterte administration uses scare tactics to prevent Filipinos from joining protest actions against the anti-terror bill. Over the weekend, netizens who used the hashtag #JunkTerrorBill found fake Facebook accounts using their names. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), without even conducting an investigation, dismissed it as a mere glitch. Sen. Panfilo Lacson, primary author…
The City Government has decided to drop the use of rapid diagnostic kits in the screening of persons entering Davao City, citing its low effectivity in detecting COVID-19 infection.
From June 8 to 9, there are 46 new cases among health workers, bringing the total to 2,787. With the 518 COVID-19 cases reported, the new cases among health workers make up 9% of cases on June 9. Meanwhile, the 26 new recoveries on June 9 make up 26% of the 99 total recoveries reported…
Advocacy groups here have suggested solutions to the country’s ongoing transport crisis, which was made worse by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.