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Not your usual kwentong barbero: Real tales during lockdowns

Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → April → 22 → Not your usual kwentong barbero: Real tales during lockdowns Not your usual kwentong barbero: Real tales during lockdowns By GEELA GARCIA ANTIPOLO, Rizal The Duterte administration’s lockdown ladened approach to the pandemic has already been proven to be fruitless, yet the government continues to refuse to listen to the calls of the people for mass testing. A year later, the situation of the working class Filipinos remains the same, even worse, especially for workers under “non-essential” industries as categorized by the government. When the Duterte administration declared that the NCR Plus would be under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) for two weeks, this meant another two weeks of loss of income for small barbershops and salons, forced to close down for another indefinite duration.

Jeepney drivers still no route of hope

You Are Here:Home → 2021 → April → 15 → Jeepney drivers still no route of hope Jeepney drivers still no route of hope Under the “new normal”, jeepneys operate with makeshift dividers made of thin plastic. This reduces the vehicle’s maximum capacity to half, while its minimum fare remains at an inadequate amount of P9.00 ($0.18). Despite efforts in controlling the number of passengers to enforce physical distancing, the mini-bayanihan culture in paying the driver is still practiced. (Photo by Geela Garcia) More than a year after the Philippine government first imposed strict lockdown to “contain” COVID-19 transmission, more and more jeepney drivers still plea for financial aid as most of them have yet to recover from the hunger and poverty brought by the government’s COVID-19 response.

San Roque s women, growing their own food while strengthening their organization

San Roque s women, growing their own food while strengthening their organization
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Carinderia vendors and workers lean on each other as food crisis looms

Search You Are Here:Home → 2021 → February → 17 → Carinderia vendors and workers lean on each other as food crisis looms Carinderia vendors and workers lean on each other as food crisis looms MANILA President Duterte imposed a price freeze on meat in Metro Manila and increased pork importations in the country to boost the scarce supply of pork and combat the climbing inflation rate, attributed to the African swine flu and the global recession caused by the pandemic, respectively. Pork vendors, unable to secure supplies at prices they can competitively sell, conducted a pork holiday. However, even before the price cap, market vendors and consumers grumbled at the ballooning prices of goods since the beginning of the year.

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