“The bruises can disappear and the wounds can heal but the mental health problem if not treated would get worse.”
Human rights defenders, journos need psychosocial support too
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Groups oppose unused health funds transfer
Health advocates said that the transfer of unprogrammed funds violates Republic Act No. 11223 or the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act of 2019.
According to Section 11 of this law, any excess in PhilHealth reserve funds at the end of the fiscal year should be used to enhance program benefits and reduce member contribution amounts.
Rooster or Chicken? On why some disappearances are silenced
That is why I think this is a missed opportunity for a festival to demonstrate how it can protect, through its mandate, a work which, like the rest, claims to reveal truth in the face of power.
Aerial bombing violates int’l humanitarian law
“Indiscriminate aerial bombing is disallowed under IHL because it violates the basic principles of the means and methods of warfare and the objects or subjects of attack in an armed conflict.”
Jeepney drivers say Marcos Jr. is disregarding their plight over transport modernization
Jeepney drivers are up in arms over Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent pronouncement that he is supporting the modernization of public transport despite the Senate’s call to suspend the program.
Fishers decry reclamation, oil spill
Aside from the impact of reclamation, groups also decried the damages the recent oil spill inflicted on the environment and the lives of the coastal communities, saying that both Marcos Jr. and tycoon Ramon Ang should be held accountable.
Drowned lands, broken traditions: The Lower Sesan 2 Dam’s toll on indigenous communities in Kbal Romeas, Cambodia
More than a decade ago, Srang Lanh alongside members of the Bunong indigenous communities in Kbal Romeas raised multiple concerns on the implementation of the Lower Sesan 2 Hydropower Project – a 400-megawatt dam project funded by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) through its financial intermediary. The Lower Sesan 2 dam is situated below the confluence of the Sesan and Srepok rivers and 25 kilometers from the Mekong River.
2 golds, 2 bronzes and zero capital outlay: PH sports program suffers budget cut
The recent achievements of some Filipino athletes in the 2024 Paris Olympics should be analyzed in the context of how much the Philippine government is allocating funds for sports development.
Peasant killings continue under Marcos Jr.
Karapatan said that two-thirds or 59 out of the 87 victims of extrajudicial killings under the Marcos Jr. regime are farmers. Most of them were either red-tagged prior to their killing or were accused of being armed combatants in “false encounters.”
Badjao community in Lucena struggles against discrimination, pins hope on education
Badjao, also known as “sea gypsies,” are indigenous people from the islands of Mindanao. They are known to have a rich maritime heritage. Historically, they have traversed the water of Sulu and lived nomadically. However, the long-running armed conflict in Mindanao has displaced them, forcing them to migrate to urban areas like Lucena City.
Gov’t workers assail insufficient wage increase, call for living wage
“Teachers and government employees are yet again facing inadequate compensation. EO 64 is no different from the meager increases that public employees received under previous Salary Standardization Laws. Despite the over P40 million spent supposedly to study the ‘competitive and equitable’ salaries for public servants, we can only expect minimal salary increases over the next four years.”