The national ID was supposed to be for financial & societal inclusion - for the poor to avail of banking services and be eligible for social services like pension, health care & state subsidies.
The poorest of the poor need a physical ID because they're too poor to keep a phone.
"Steal an apple and you're a thief, steal a kingdom and you're a statesman."
Everything is clear now. In the midst of a pandemic, you are trying to take away our rights and voices, but do not expect us to remain silent. This is for you, #OustYouKnowWho#JunkTerrorBill
If the police would bother to arrest protesters for peacefully gathering to express their dissent but cannot even arrest a general who had the guts to have a mañanita in violation of quarantine protocols, then you would know that there is something gravely wrong with the system.
If you’re not angry about this, hindi ka na tao. They were able to do this, even without the Anti-Terror Bill! WE REALLY CAN’T TRUST THEM. HOW MUCH MORE IF IT BECOMES A LAW?? #JUNKTERRORBILLNOW
Here's what the gov't said about our testing program, it may ease your concerns.
1. We cannot test everyone (not sure if anyone was asking for this, but yes, we get it).
2. In terms of positivity rate, we're doing good right now. Recommendation is 10% or below. We're at 6%.
The lockdown was hard for everyone, especially the poor, but we accepted it as necessary because we simply did not have the capacity to test, trace, and isolate on a wide scale. Now that we’re slowly easing restrictions, it’s only fair to ask: where are we at now?
@atomaraullo This administration can start by being transparent to the public. By this time anyone who really follows the pandemic situation in the Philippines without any bias knew the gov’t screwed up, completely failed. Instead they serve us fear and bullying. @DOHgovph@SecDuque 😞
Pictures I shot inside @ABSCBNNews last February. Today, the network has been ordered by the NTC to shut down. Thousands of workers will lose their jobs if the government scraps or fails to renew their franchise.
ABS-CBN, DZMM, other stations will go off air for now.
But we will be back, just as we survived martial law.
Let history and the Filipino people judge this moment.
(Our coverage continues on ANC and DZMM Teleradyo.)
#NoToABSCBNshutdown
Nakakabahala na habang nasa gitna tayo ng krisis ay pinapatigil mismo ang operasyon ng ABS-CBN.
Ngayon pa habang napakahalagang maihatid ang mga impormasyon na dapat malaman ng publiko tungkol sa COVID-19 at sa mga programa na makatutulong sa kanila.
LOOK: ABS-CBN President and CEO Carlo Katigbak was in the newsroom during the final national anthem aired before ABS-CBN went off air. | via @jeffcanoy