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Published December 15, 2020, 9:43 AM
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros today questioned the capacity of the National Taskforce on COVID-19 (NTF) and the Department of Health (DOH) to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine to geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDA) given the unsolved difficulties in existing immunization programs.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros
(Albert Calvelo/Senate PRIB)
“A documented difficulty by the DOH in the Sabayang Patak Laban sa Polio is the low immunization coverage in some areas, owing to the difficulties in terrain. Magkakalayo ang mga bahay at mahirap ang mga dadaanan. Hindi pa ito matugunan ng DOH ngayon, so paano natin masisiguro na itong COVID-19 vaccine ay makakarating sa mga nangangailangan, given na napaka-sensitibo ng bakuna sa temperature changes?” she asked. (…Houses are located in far places. The DOH has not solved this problem. Now, how sure are we that the COVID-19 vaccines could reach target areas, given the fact that these vaccines ar
Senator Risa Hontiveros
(Joseph Vidal/Senate PRIB)
‘’First, our health workers, then, our teachers. Hindi dapat natin pinapayagang maging new normal ang delayed na pasahod o benepisyo,’’ she said, (First, our health workers, then our teachers. It is not right to make as new normal the delayed salaries or benefits of teachers.)
Hontiveros said such delays amounts to ‘’a blatant case of exploitation and violation of our labor laws.’’
‘’Hindi kailanman magiging tama ang kumontrata ng mga empleyado at hindi sila bayaran sa serbisyong kanilang ipinuhunan. Pinagtrabahuhan nila ang perang iyon, gamit ang kanilang talento at sariling resources, with outputs delivered on time, kaya walang makataong rason para madelay ang kanilang sweldo,’’ she stressed. (It is never right to contract the services of employees and not pay for their services. They worked for their salaries, they used their talents and resources with outputs delivered on time. So there is no humane r