COVID-19 Archives - Ang Pamalakaya

Prolonged MECQ lengthens hardships of the poor sectors – fishers’ group

April 29, 2021 pamalakayaweb News Release

“The Duterte administration’s pandemic response is bungling and inadequate that the key measures to contain the virus have yet to be systematically carried out. There is still no free massive testing and vaccination, and public health care system remains bankrupt. The overwhelming increase of COVID-19 cases in NCR and neighboring provinces has been dealt with the usual military solution which is tested and proved to be a grand failure,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.

PAMALAKAYA backs bill seeking production subsidy for small fishers

April 13, 2021 pamalakayaweb News Release

“We appeal to the legislators in the House of Representatives to act on this bill as urgent in the name of mitigating the devastating impacts of the pandemic to the country’s poorest sector who also happens to be one of the front-liners for food security,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.

Fishers demand direct cash subsidy amid renewed and extended ECQ

April 4, 2021 pamalakayaweb Image, News Release

“We assert by rights a government support in a form of economic aid and livelihood subsidy. It should not be less than P10, 000 for each of the poor fishing family who is reeling from the devastating impacts of the pandemic and the strict quarantine,” Bobby Roldan, PAMALAKAYA Vice Chair for Luzon said in a statement.

15k new cases mirror failed ECQ – fishers’ group

April 3, 2021 pamalakayaweb News Release

“The all-time high record of new cases says it all; a restrictive enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) alone will never work. When will the government ever realize that the problem is not the easing of restrictions, but the lack of comprehensive medical and scientific solutions?” said Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson of the group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA).

Fishers’ group slams revival of “militaristic, unscientific” ECQ

March 28, 2021 pamalakayaweb News Release

“Same strict quarantine under the same framework of militaristic approach. There is no plan to strengthen the ever-crippled public health system. There is no free massive testing, aggressive contact tracing, free treatment, and most especially there is no massive vaccination. President Duterte should admit his failure to address the pandemic, he should be held accountable along with the military leaders in the anti-pandemic task force,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.

Free mass testing and systematic treatment amid surge of COVID cases pushed

March 26, 2021 pamalakayaweb News Release

“If symptoms of the virus persist, poor sectors are helpless because there is no accessible and affordable testing. WIthout the testing, the spread of the virus would be uninterrupted and the person possibly acquired it would be exposed to more vulnerabilities as there would be no necessary treatment unless tested positive by the virus,” Fernando Hicap, PAMALAKAYA National Chairperson said in a statement.