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Commission on Human Rights The government’s “policy interventions” on the plight of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) were tackled by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in its weekly radio program “Tanggol Karapatan” on Saturday, June 5. CHR Commissioner Gwen Pimental Gana asked Administ
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“Takot at galit (fear and anger).”
This is the common sentiment of most journalists since television network ABS-CBN Corporation was shut down a little more than a year ago, said Jonathan De Santos, chairperson of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP).
“What happened to ABS-CBN was a message to us also,” De Santos lamented.
During the Commission on Human Rights’ (CHR) radio program “Tanggol Karapatan” hosted by Radyo Veritas last Saturday, May 8, De Santos said that since the shutdown of ABS-CBN, members of the media have expressed “fear and anger” over the loss of thousands of jobs amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Commissioner Gwen Pimentel-Gana likened the hospital situation in Metro Manila to “the plight of Mama Mary right before she gave birth to Jesus Christ and there was no room in the inn.”
“It pains me to even think about it,” she lamented.
She said she has been hearing stories of people waiting in hospital lobbies because there are no more rooms available. Other people have called countless contacts just to help them secure a spot in any hospital, but to no avail, she added.
In many instances, she pointed out that some people even drive from one hospital to another in search of rooms, but they were met with rejections.