Appreciating healthcare frontliners
AS THE COVID-19 pandemic rages, let us show
appreciation to all the healthcare workers on the frontline of the battle
against the virus. There are many...
Emergency powers for an emergent omnipotent rule
(We
yield this space to the statement of the National Union of People’s Lawyers due
to its timeliness. – Ed.)
EVEN from a purely restrictive legal
standpoint, the...
Better medical response needed
ON SATURDAY a 34-year-old doctor in Peñaranda,
Nueva Ecija province succumbed to complications caused by COVID-19. We salute
the young doctor and all health workers in...
On lockdown? Take a ‘staycation’
IN THIS UNUSUAL times of extended
class and work suspensions, cancelled mass gatherings, ban on mass
transportation, social distancing and, on the bright side, drastically reduced
traffic...
Don’t assume you won’t be infected
DON’T assume your community won’t be
affected. Prepare as if it will be.
Don’t assume you won’t be infected.
Prepare as if you will be.
But there is...
Attention, DOH: Test, test, test
“We have not seen an urgent enough
escalation in COVID-19 testing, isolation and contact tracing, which is the
backbone of the response…We have a simple message...
Telecommuting
WITH the growing and very real threat of the COVID-19 disease,
this is the best time to test the efficacy of Republic Act (RA) 11165,
otherwise...
Facemasks
EVEN though people in good health need
not wear face masks, the demand for single-use masks has markedly risen with
the spread of COVID-19, a pneumonia-like...
Act faster and more decisive
WE ARE one with the Department of
Health in seeking to arrest the surge in COVID-19 cases. We do not want to
reach that point where...
Military response to a health problem?
(We
yield this space to the statement of the National Union of Students of the
Philippines due to its timeliness. – Ed.)
THE Chief Executive said as...