Kiko Pangilinan

Today, we are fighting an unseen, mobile, rapidly-reproducing enemy invading our homes and communities, killing the weakest and most vulnerable. The real battle is in the frontlines, in the grassroots, and at that level every able-bodied citizen’s contribution and sacrifice will be decisive in defeating the pandemic and its impact

“We are on our third day of the enhanced community quarantine. The 60 million in Luzon, especially the 12 to 14 million in Metro Manila, most of whom are no-work-no-pay workers, are starting to feel the pressure of not earning a living and not having enough food to eat.

“We call on the AFP and DND to mobilize the AFP Reserve Force, especially colonel-ranked industry leaders in telecommunications and transportation. Their standing in their fields will enable them to mobilize existing networks that can provide logistical support for the emergency response. They can help in providing immediate communications and

To further improve the guidelines on food supply that Malacañang announced late last night, we propose that food manufacturers be allowed to mark with their company/brand logos:

Declaring a state of calamity is necessary in order to be able to release the P16 billion calamity fund of the national government as well as the use of calamity funds of LGUs. Another P13 billion of the contingency fund can also be tapped.

Ang daming nagsusumbong sa atin: Wala raw mga nurses sa ilang ospital. Nagsasarado na raw ang ibang ospital dahil walang health workers na nakapasok dahil walang sariling kotse. Ang dami pa ring stranded sa kalye na mga trabahante sa palengke, grocery, botika, gas stations, tanggapan ng gobyerno at iba pang

“Given the ‘enhanced community quarantine’ in Luzon, we urge Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez to extend the deadline for the filing of income tax returns. The Tax Code gives the BIR Commissioner, who is under the Department of Finance, the power to extend the period for filing returns in ‘meritorious cases’

Dapat kasama sa pag-utos na isailalim sa enhanced community quarantine ang Luzon, kasama na ang Metro Manila, ang madaliang paghatid ng kalakal at serbisyo lalo na sa mahihirap na pamilyang nangangailangan ng pagkain, mailinis na tubig, gamot, at iba pang mahahalagang gamit.

Kaninang umaga, sa unang work day ng Metro Manila lockdown, libo-libong pasahero ng MRT, bus, at jeepney ang stranded sa pila sa mga estasyon, checkpoint, bus at jeepney stop, sa loob ng NCR at sa mga papasok dito. Yung iba oras na ang hinintay sa masikip na kalagayang ito. Kailangan