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Filipino health workers’ safety and health in the midst of Covid-19

WEBBased on its monitoring on the ground, the following are the number of health workers infected with Covid-19 starting Aug. 1 in public hospitals in Metro Manila: …

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Nowhere in sight

WEBThe end of the COVID-19 pandemic may be “in sight” as far as the World Health Organization is concerned. But for Filipino health workers, their rightful hazard …

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Alliance of Health Workers celebrates 30 years of service to

WEB“We call on all health workers and the Filipino people to continue the tradition of militancy that brought us the gains and victories in our fight for jobs, salaries …

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Health workers grapple with understaffing, poor protection

WEBIn an official statement, the Department of Budget and Management revealed said their disbursements for health workers benefit has amounted to P12.1 billion …

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Massive budget cuts to make health even more inaccessible to the …

WEBMANILA – Filipino health workers have expressed their concern regarding the massive budget cuts in the health sector, saying this will further make it inaccessible …

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‘Irregularities in pandemic response fund deprived people of right …

WEBPhoto by Carlo Manalansan / Bulatlat “The Duterte administration should stop this drama. This is not helping the people in getting due social services at a time …

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1 nurse for an entire ward

WEBPublic health facilities, they added, remain lacking in equipment and suffer from poor nurse-patient ratio, and dire working conditions of its health workers.

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‘Without mass testing, PH fighting COVID-19 blindly’ — doctors

WEBIt strains resources and we are fighting [the pandemic] blindly,” Javier told Bulatlat in an online interview. “We cannot fight without knowing the extent of the …

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Laguna workers hardest hit by COVID-19, ‘lax government

WEBLaguna workers hardest hit by COVID-19, ‘lax government policies’ – groups. Justin Umali August 11, 2020 COVID-19 among workers, COVID-19 cases, …

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Filipino students demand compassion, safe return of face-to-face

WEBWith the pilot face-to-face classes now ongoing, the Senate Finance Committee added a P1-billion ($19.87 million) to the education budget to fund classroom …

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#NoGoldenEra In 2023, public health still not a priority

WEBIn the proposed 2023 budget, the National Health Workforce Support System was reduced from P17.015 billion ($304,000) in 2022 to P16.9 billion ($302,000). This, …

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Privatization of government hospitals, further marginalizing the …

WEBThe costs of health services in earlier corporatized government hospitals such as the Philippine Heart Center, the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP), National …

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Laying the foundations for the privatization of government

WEBBy ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL Bulatlat.com MANILA – The privatization of public hospitals has been going on since the regime of the late president Ferdinand …

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Protect mental health amid government lockdown, doctor urges

WEBABC of mental health. In order to protect one’s mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, the enhanced community quarantine, and the recently approved …

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Under a fragmented health care, Philippines is ill-equipped in

WEBFrom 2016 to 2019 alone, the public health program’s total budget allocation has been reduced significantly, varying from 15-percent to 28-percent cut. For one, the …

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Health workers hold 'Black Hearts' protest over unpaid benefits

WEBHealth workers hold a “Black Hearts Day” protest in front of the Department of Health today, Feb. 14. (Photo by Jose Santos / Bulatlat) MANILA — Filipino health …

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Prioritize workers’ health, safety amid extreme heat — labor groups

WEBA global research showed how more than 70 percent of industrial greenhouse gases have been linked to only 100 companies since 1988.. By DOMINIC …

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Dr. Merry Mia-Clamor: A Caring Mother, Doctor for the Poor

WEBMANILA — If he can transform himself into his favorite cartoon hero Ben10, Diego Gabriel will save his mother Dr. Merry Mia-Clamor from the “villains” who detained …

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