Kabataan Partylist seems to be thinking of its self
interest when it announced publicly through social media its opposition to the
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte declared “enhanced community quarantine” of the
entire island of Luzon.
In its Facebook post, it calls out the Duterte
administration to stop the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine
because it causing hardships and sufferings by being forced to stay at their
respective homes.
The left leaning partylist suggested that the
government should start doing mass testing and distribute
financial aid, free medicines and food to the people.
Kabataan party-list Rep. Sarah
Elago (photo credit to owner) |
“Itigil ang pangmalawakang lockdown! Sa halip, magsagawa ng mass testing at mamahagi ng financial aid, ng libreng gamot, at ng libreng pagkain!” Kabataan stated.
“Ibigay ang lahat ng pangangailang medikal
tulad ng face masks, gwantes, alkohol, at iba pang personal protective
equipment ng mga health workers!” they added.
Kabataan Partylist also launched an online
petition titled ‘7-point public health demands: COVID-19 action steps’.
According to their online petition,
they’re pushing for:
1. Deployment
of health workers to the community instead of sending soldiers and police to
the streets. Free sanitary items, food, testing kits and clean water to the
people.
They also argued that lockdown doesn’t work to prevent COVID-19 from spreading.
They also argued that lockdown doesn’t work to prevent COVID-19 from spreading.
2. More
government support to the local scientist, health workers, and other medical
professionals.
3. Ensure the
safety and job security of Filipino workers.
Companies should give the wage of their workers who were affected by the community quarantine and the government should help the people who lost their job by giving them cash transfers.
Companies should give the wage of their workers who were affected by the community quarantine and the government should help the people who lost their job by giving them cash transfers.
4. Transfering
the P4.5-B budget from the Office of the President, P36-4-B from the National
Task Force, and P546 from the Oplan Tokhang to fund the health sector.
5. Declaration
of price freeze to all basic needs.
6. Ensure that
there’s enough food and medicine supply in the country.
7. Prevent
utility companies to increase their charges to its consumers.
As of writing, the petition already
reached 13,700+ signs.
Kabataan party-list Rep. Sarah Elago also said that
the government should stop any attempts from schools to increase their tuition
fees and other charges.
“There must also be a guarantee that no tuition,
other fees will increase after the disruption of classes. Moreover, Kabataan Partylist
urges the Duterte administration to explore options to likewise cushion the
impact of the month-long suspension on private schools,” Elago said.
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