Various artists launch ‘Tayo ang Tutugon’ music album highlighting key issues for the upcoming polls

Music and the arts have always been a part of the political scene. It will be no different this time as various artists, singers, songwriters, and instrumentalists under the newly-formed collective Musicians for Democracy (MD) produced a collaborative music album, “Tayo ang Tutugon!” which they will launch on November 10, six months before the May 2022 polls.

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More doctors join the expression of indignation and calls to action

6 past Department of Health (DOH) secretaries
3 past DOH undersecretaries
Several past presidents and leaders of medical societies
In total, around 470 doctors (and counting since more are signifying intent to sign…)

These are the doctors who, as of this writing, have put their signatures to the strong statement expressing indignation and a call to action (updated as of 13October2021). 

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PINK inspires hope but the battle for good governance is long and painful

Around six years ago, in my attempt to make light of the imminent grim future of the Philippines under Duterte, I wrote a piece that embarrassingly suggested that a Duterte presidency was not that bad. He did not have that much political clout, so I reckoned if he did something malevolent while in power, the powers that be in Luzon, where around 50% of voters reside, would just oust him and restore “normalcy” in governance.

It did not take that long for me to cringe at my predictions. Not only did Duterte become a very powerful political figure, but he has also demonstrated the awesome powers of being a president in the Philippines to unprecedented extents.

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Finally! The health sector is collectively calling out against corruption and its voice is LOUD AND CLEAR!

Is this the tipping point?

For the longest time, I had been quite frustrated with the medical profession. It was pretty obvious that the pandemic response  since the beginning was short on science and long on political and economical fronts. In my mind, the people who could best lead the pandemic response, as well as give us updates fresh from the ground, were the healthcare workers themselves.

 

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