Published April 27, 2021, 12:25 PM
Progressive lawmakers on Tuesday, April 27, slammed anew the Duterte administration for its supposed mismanagement of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the Philippines, with cases breaching the one million mark.
President Duterte (left) speaks to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (right) during a meeting in Malacañang. (PCOO/ MANILA BULLETIN File photo)
House deputy minority leader and Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate said that the more than one million total COVID-19 cases recorded Monday, April 26, “is [a] clear evidence of the Duterte administration’s gross negligence in handling the COVID-19 pandemic, including its inadequate, inefficient and failed solutions.”
PAMPLONA, Cagayan, April 25 (PIA) Some former leaders and organizers from legal front organizations of the communist terrorist group, New People s Army, disclosed their deceitful tactics in recruiting people to join the armed rebellion against the Philippine government.
Ka Layda narrates how she was recruited by the CPP-NPA-NDF, eventually becoming an organizer of Anakpawis in Pamplona, Cagayan. (PIA) Ka Layda , who was the vice-chairperson of the Aniban ng Manggagawang Kababaihan (Amihan), said that she was persuaded to join the rebel group because of a promise that they will help her resolve their land distribution issues.
She also joined the training school of the rebels and eventually became a full-time organizer of Anakpawis, a legal front of the Communist Party of the Philippines - New Peoples Army - National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF), since 2012.
Published April 25, 2021, 7:01 PM
Citing the urgency of raising government funds to address the 2019 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a public policy thinktank has called on the National Telecommunications Commission to seek an early resolution by the Supreme Court of its bid to collect over P126 million from a telecommunications firm.
Citing a Commission on Audit report, former Rep. Terry Ridon, convenor of Infrawatch PH, said the amount to be collected from the Next Mobile INc., previous corporate name of NOW Telecom Company Inc, has already ballooned to over P2.56 billion, Ridon, a lawyer, advised the NTC to immediately file before the SC a Motion for Early Resolution of the pending petition of NOW Telecoms for a reversal of a Court of Appeals decision on the collection issue that the CA resolved over ten years ago.
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN)
House Resolution No. 1723 was filed by Bayan Muna Representatives Carlos Zarate, Ferdinand Gaite, and Eufemia Cullamat; ACT Teachers’ Party-list Rep. France Castro, Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Arlene Brosas, and Kabataan Party-list Rep. Sarah Jane Elago.
The lawmakers directed their appeal for an investigation to the House Committee on Human Rights.
They pointed out that even the Executive Department has acknowledged and hailed the setting up of the community pantries to provide aid to poor citizens during this time of a coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
“Members of Congress, as representatives of the people, are duty-bound to ensure that the Constitutional right of the people are protected and upheld,” the lawmakers said in the resolution.
Published April 21, 2021, 3:30 PM
Wunderman Thompson ‘2021 Filipina Forward’ study reveals that Filipinas no longer allow society to define who they should be, but the fight toward equality is far from over
Gone are the days the epitome of every good Filipina was Maria Clara a timid, obedient, and shy character from Jose Rizal’s novel “Noli Me Tangere.”
Wunderman Thompson 2021 Filipina Forward study has revealed today’s Filipina women are breaking away from Maria Clara’s image by owning their identity and working hard to pursue career goals toward financial independence.
2021 Filipina Forward study: The result
Based on the study, the modern Filipina’s top priorities are earning their own money and staying healthy and fit. “The study shows that 33 percent of Filipinas aim to be financially independent while 24 percent are keen on starting a business,” Wunderman Thompson says in a press statement. “Financial independence also remains as the top indicator of s