Protecting the environment and ensuring the safety and well-being of communities should be a top priority for any government. Unfortunately, the recent revelations about allegedly illegal lead smelting operations in San Simon, Pampanga highlight a worrisome situation that demands immediate attention. It is imperative that the government takes swift action…
Jesus Lim Arranza, president of the Federation of Philippine Industries Inc., is calling for an ocular inspection of two allegedly illegal lead smelting operations on the river that traverses San Simon, Pampanga. At a meeting with members of the Capampangan in Media Inc. (CAMI), Arranza played a videoconference he had…
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Desperate times call for desperate measures. And the worsening public health crisis has intensified the desperation felt by many Filipinos.
Thus, leaders of the country’s top business and industry groups, including doctors’ and other professional organizations, have issued a frantic appeal to President Rodrigo Duterte and Congress leaders to make accessible the drug Ivermectin that is highly touted to be effective against the coronavirus.
In a letter signed on March 31, 2021, the multi-sectoral leaders pleaded with President Duterte, Senate President Vicente Sotto III, and Speaker Lord Allan Velasco “to give serious, urgent and immediate attention to Ivermectin as an inexpensive drug to prevent and treat COVID-19 during this public health crisis.”