The wrong targets, the wrong reasons
The wrong targets, the wrong reasons
That’s my niece, another frontline worker in the Corazon Montelibano Memorial Regional Center, in Bacolod, where my daughter is a senior resident.
By Inday Espina-Varona
Until this morning, Malacanang and its allies in the legislature were pushing to grant Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers that threatened privately owned hospitals, medical facilities, and hotels with government takeover. The draft measure also transforms a huge chunk of the national budget projects into a giant kitty for Duterte.
A great public outcry that crested during this morning’s special session forced the government to step back. Instead, it proposed to mandate the use of these facilities to house health workers and people under quarantine, and to aid the distribution of medical and social relief goods.
The original proposal was an obscenity. Even with that small win for the people, many dangerous elements remain.
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