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DLSU-D Junior Marketing Association stages webinar on 'modern generation of voters'

PRESS RELEASE: The webinar, focused on the need for smart voting, will happen on Friday, May 21, from 3 pm to 5 pm

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How to help those affected by Philippine General Hospital fire

How to help those affected by Philippine General Hospital fire
May 16, 2021 3:29 PM PHT
Rappler.com
On Sunday, May 16, Filipinos woke up to reports of fire breaking out at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila, one of the country's critical battlefronts against the coronavirus disease.
PGH is a COVID-19 referral hospital. This means that its facilities are dedicated to treating coronavirus patients referred to them, apart from treating non-COVID patients.
The first alarm was raised at 12:41 am and was declared under control at 2:46 am. The fire was extinguished at 5:41 am, according to the Manila Fire District. No casualties were reported.

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Human rights in the Philippines: Latest news, campaigns

Human rights in the Philippines: Latest news, campaigns
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What you need to know
The Philippines' human rights situation is dire, with the number of extrajudicial killings, illegal arrests, and attacks against activists and critics unparalleled since the fall of the Marcos dictatorship in 1986.
This is made worse by the Duterte government's inadequate and militarized response to the pandemic that has brought us to this: more than a million COVID-19 cases by May 2. Failed contact tracing, confusing protocols, delayed assistance to those who needed it most, incoherent policies, lack of transparency, and a slow vaccine rollout – all these have led to the abuse of basic human rights: the right to live, to work, to study, and to be protected by the state.

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6 things you can do to support press freedom in the Philippines

6 things you can do to support press freedom in the Philippines
May 3, 2021 10:56 AM PHT
Rappler.com
What is press freedom and why does it matter?
Every May 3, the world celebrates press freedom. The celebration is important for a country like the Philippines, where journalists and media organizations continue to be on the receiving end of various forms of attacks, online harassment, and red-tagging.
Now ranking 138th out of 180 nations, the country recently dropped two more places in the Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) World Press Freedom Index.
RSF cited the continued attacks of the administration on the media and the government-backed shutdown of the country’s largest broadcaster, ABS-CBN. On top of this, RSF also cited the online harassment and red-tagging of journalists and perceived enemies of the Duterte administration.

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Volunteers create finder app to make community pantry information more accessible

Volunteers create finder app to make community pantry information more accessible
Apr 29, 2021 6:46 PM PHT
Jezreel Ines
From an initiative that started in Maginhawa, Quezon City, the revolutionary community pantry has spread like wildfire to different communities all over the country to help struggling Filipinos cope during the COVID-19 pandemic.
While some Filipinos were quick to organize their own community pantry, several mapmakers and mapping advocates also came into the picture in a bid to create a centralized community pantry website directory.
Hoping to make these initiatives more accessible, a community finder app was also developed by Karl Jamoralin, a Filipino software developer to further help people access community pantries in nearby areas.

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PH lessons from pandemic further highlight importance of voting in 2022 elections

'If I don’t vote, someone else will decide for me,' says first-time voter Prences Jhewen Albis during an open mic episode of Radyo Comelec

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OVP urges more volunteer doctors, non-medical staff to join teleconsultation service

OVP urges more volunteer doctors, non-medical staff to join teleconsultation service
Apr 27, 2021 12:56 PM PHT
Rappler.com
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) has renewed its call for additional volunteer doctors and non-medical staff for its free teleconsultation service which it launched over two weeks ago.
The OVP's Bayanihan E-Konsulta – a free teleconsultation service on Facebook and Messenger for outpatient cases in Metro Manila and nearby provinces or "NCR Plus" – is conducted with the help of volunteer doctors and health professionals.
As of Monday, April 23, Vice President Leni Robredo said they were able to receive 25,494 transactions and onboarded 642 volunteer doctors, 1,974 non-medical volunteers, and involved 87 OVP staff in the day-to-day operations.

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Red-tagging of community pantry sparks uproar online

Red-tagging of community pantry sparks uproar online
Apr 20, 2021 11:18 AM PHT
The Maginhawa Community Pantry has temporarily halted operations on Tuesday, April 20 because of red-tagging from the government, forcing residents dependent on the pantry to go home empty-handed.
The recent red-tagging by the Quezon City Police District and the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict caused an uproar among Filipino users, who called the move “sickening.”
Many were angered by the "misguided priorities" of the government, as it countered an initiative that emerged from people’s need for aid during the pandemic.
For Twitter user @bampdnim, the attacks and profiling of pantry organizers only shows “how anti-poor the government really is.”

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Community pantries highlight power of collective action

Community pantries highlight power of collective action
Apr 19, 2021 9:12 AM PHT
Patricia Non’s idea of a community pantry, which she implemented in front of 96 Maginhawa St, Quezon City, has spread like a “good virus,” with many individuals and groups setting up their own pantries across the country.
It was in early April when Non had gotten tired of complaining about the government’s response to the ongoing pandemic. She instead translated her complaints into action, filling a bamboo cart with groceries and posting a handwritten sign calling on all those who were struggling to grab what they needed. People were also encouraged to leave whatever they could share. (READ: ‘Pagod na ako sa inaction’: How a community pantry rose to fill gaps in gov’t response)

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