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Red-tagging of Health Workers is a Disservice to our Country
The Medical Action Group, (MAG) denounces the recent pronouncement of the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC) designating Dr. Natividad “Naty” Castro as a “terrorist” in its Resolution No. 35. Dr. Castro, a community physician was arrested in February 2022 on kidnapping and serious illegal detention charges but later the charges against her were junked by the court…
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The Protection of Health Workers Demand State Accountability
The MEDICAL ACTION GROUP (MAG), a health and human rights organization based in the Philippines, is deeply concerned over the continuing attack against health workers worldwide. MAG believes that any attack against health workers or health facilities is against human rights and humanitarian laws and therefore an affront to humanity.
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STATEMENT ON BBM’S 1ST SONA
Public health is more than the services and facilities it provides. It is also about the organized efforts and informed choices of everyone, public and private, communities, and individuals in improving the country’s health outcomes. Health is after all a basic human right.
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ASIA ALLIANCE AGAINST TORTURE (A3T) JOINT STATEMENT
On the Subpoena Issued by Indonesian Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs to Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar 15th September 2021 As of 26th of August 2021, Indonesian Coordinating Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, issued a subpoena to Fatia Maulidiyanti (Executive Coordinator of KontraS) and Haris Azhar (Executive Director of Lokotaru). The subpoena was…
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Pro-people and rights-based COVID-19 response is needed, MAG statement on the Philippine Government’s COVID-19 response
MAG StatementSeptember 3, 2021 More than a year in lockdown, the Philippine government still needs to understand that the imposition of wide-scale lockdowns will not suffice in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. By September 1, 2021, the Philippines recorded a total of two (2) million COVID-19 cases. With a population of 109 million people, only…
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Rehimeng Duterte, Wakasan! Panagutin! #WAKASona
Sa huling SONA ng kasalukuyang administrasyon, nananawagan ang taumbayan, kasama ng iba’t ibang sektor, at progresibong grupo: #DutertePanagutin #KarapatanHindiKarahasan #KabuhayanHindiPatayan #TUMINDIG #WAKASona
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POOR GOVERNANCE IS THE REASON FOR THE RISE OF COVID-19 CASES, MAG Statement on the Philippine Government’s Response to COVID-19
MAG Statement on the Philippine Government’s Response to COVID-19 March 30, 2021 The recent spike of COVID-19 cases in the country undeniably proves the failure of the Philippine government’s response to the pandemic. The Philippines, which reported 10,016 new coronavirus cases on March 29, now has worst COVID-19 outbreak in Southeast Asia. Despite the government’s…
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COVID-19 Vaccines, Hindi Dapat Gamitin sa Pulitika
Kaugnay ng pahayag mula sa Kongreso na unahin ang mga politiko na mabakunahan laban sa COVID-19, iginiit ni Medical Action Group Chairperson Dr. Nemuel Fajutagana na huwag gamitin ang pagbabakuna bilang instrumento sa pagsusulong ng pampulitikal na interes. Sa halip, dapat tiyakin ang transparency sa pamamahagi nito upang masiguro na makatatanggap ang mga prayoridad na…
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All forms of discrimination against Health Workers must end NOW!, MAG Statement on the Discrimination against Health Workers amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
MAG Statement June 29, 2020 All forms of discrimination against Health Workers must end NOW! It is been more than a month since the Medical Action Group (MAG) issued a statement calling out against all forms of discriminatory treatments towards health workers amid the Covid 19 pandemic. Based on its monitoring from March to…
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Torture free Philippines should be the “new normal”, UATC Press release on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2020
United Against Torture Coalition (UATC) – Philippines Press Release 26 June 2020 Torture free Philippines should be the “new normal” Today 26 June[1], the United Against Torture Coalition (UATC)-Philippines, a broad network of human rights organizations and human rights defenders together with its partners, In Defense of Human Rights and Dignity Movement (iDEFEND), Philippine…
