Today’s Editorials & Cartoons: BANGKOK-PM-Gen Prayut needs to be proactive- BANGKOK POST
The Editor
PHILIPPINES
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Here’s some good news for the country’s more than 12 million senior citizens: The House of Representatives this week has passed on final reading a bill increasing their discount on water and electricity bills and exempting these from value added tax (VAT). This will serve as much-needed boost for senior citizens who, just like majority of ordinary Filipinos, are experiencing a financial squeeze brought about by the pandemic’s economic hardships
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The proposed increase in discounts for their water and electricity bills notwithstanding, the challenge is for policymakers to consistently respond to the evolving needs of the senior citizens sector, and there is still a lot that remains to be done—including the establishment of nursing homes across cities and municipalities nationwide, and granting those who have been neglected by the portability law the right to get an increase in pension, among others.
As Mafeo R. Vibal, PARP vice president-external affairs, once wrote to the Inquirer: “In their prime, the retirees contributed a lot to society; they also deserve to enjoy enough benefits in their sunset years.”
COMMENT:
The existing law still don’t give full priviledge to seniors. The law itself will not give benefit unless the government will fully control the establishments supposed to give the discounts… Many store, medicals as well don’t discount seniors. Food from super marts which is the main source of senior foods are the #1 violators.
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1.21.22
EDITORIAL- UKRAINE CONFLICT
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The Philippine Star
EDITORIAL – Overcoming hesitancy
With a combination of incentives and disincentives, the country is seeing vaccine hesitancy dropping. Surveys conducted by pollster Social Weather Stations Inc. have shown vaccine hesitancy falling steadily since May last year, when 33 percent of the population expressed unwillingness to get their COVID shot.
What must be ramped up are efforts to counteract the disinformation and scare tactics employed by anti-vaxxers and spread mostly through social media about vaccines. A year into the global vaccination campaign, there are still Filipinos who genuinely believe COVID shots would turn them into zombies, and that there is a conspiracy to depopulate the country. It would be funny if it didn’t have such adverse consequences on public health and the pandemic response. The government, together with other sectors of society, must do more to help people make informed choices about their health.
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READ MORE: https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2022/01/23/2155732/editorial-overcoming-hesitancy
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Pilipino Star Ngayon
EDITORYAL – Paluwagin at padaliin pa ang pagbabakuna
Maliit na porsiyento na lamang ang mga taong ayaw magpabakuna. Nabawasan na ang mga urung-sulong sa pagpapaturok laban sa COVID-19. Sa survey ng Social Weather Stations (SWS), walong porsiyento na lamang mula sa dating 18 porsiyento ang ayaw magpabakuna. Ang survey ay ginawa noong Disyembre 2021.
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Isang magandang halimbawa ay sa Quezon City kung saan maraming vaccination centers na mapupuntahan ang mga residente. Pumunta lamang ang mga nais magpabakuna sa designated vaccination centers at babakunahan na. Kung magpapa-booster shots dalhin lang ang vax card. Puwede ang walk-in. Wala nang marami pang kuskos balungos. Ganito dapat para mahikayat ang lahat para may proteksiyon sa virus. Kailangang padaliin at paluwagin ang pagbabakuna.
READ MORE: https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/opinyon/2022/01/23/2155757/editoryal-paluwagin-padaliin-pa-ang-pagbabakuna
KOMENTO:
Ginawang lasangkapan ng DU30 Admin. ang COVID-19 at Vax. tulad ni Trump upang kontrolin ang mga tao sa posibling pag sasa Martial Law ang Pinas. Hindi naman dapat sabihing mabuti, pero naka buti ang hindi ma kontrol na kaso ng COVID AND vAX.
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The Straits Times says:
A fresh approach to preserving heritage
1.23.22
The announcement that Fort Siloso is a candidate to be gazetted as a national monument is a timely one as Singapore commemorates the 80th anniversary this year of the fall of the island during World War II. There are several firsts associated with this announcement. The 19th-century fort will be ushered into its new status under the newly amended Preservation of Monuments Act. Among the changes to the Act are clauses expanding the definition of monuments to include spaces as well as structures, paving the way for sites such as the Padang and Fort Siloso’s multiple structures to be preserved.
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The amendments also give the National Heritage Board (NHB) new enforcement powers to protect monuments from unauthorised works and to punish any infractions. The public can also now offer feedback on any proposed monuments. This carrot-and-stick approach to preservation is an evolution and offers a more nuanced way of preserving the country’s built heritage. Legal powers give the NHB muscle to protect valuable historic sites and mark the state’s commitment to preservation with rules that are in line with international practice.
READ MORE: https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/st-editorial/the-sunday-times-says-a-fresh-approach-to-preserving-heritage
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BANGKOK POST
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EDITORIAL COLUMN
PM needs to be proactive
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Another protest by a major civic network has reiterated how the Prayut government has failed to resolve land and forest conflicts.
The People’s Network for a Just Society (P-Move) took to the streets of Bangkok for a rally on Jan 20, revealing how several solution-making processes in the country have become dysfunctional.
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Instead, Gen Prayut needs to be more energetic and creative by garnering help from civic society and academics on difficult issues, with a view to putting in place end-result strategies
It’s necessary for the PM to step out of his comfort zone and seek a modus operandi that has some hope to resolve the nation’s chronic problems. But first of all, he has to prove he has the political will to tackle them.
READ MORE: https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2251551/pm-needs-to-be-proactive
Dictatorial orientation are the military’s way of life…
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