Mariejo Ramos

RT @KimHarrisberg: From South Africa to the Philippines, Ukraine to Nigeria, frontline workers are scrambling to plug gaps left by USAID fu…

The USAID suspension could be a chance to rethink how advocacy groups and the government can work together to deliver life-saving services. “In a perfect world, we wouldn’t need to depend on international funding,” said Matt Alea of @transmascph https://t.co/GyvI2ILnvl

RT @Miditun: Without USAID funds, groups offering health care to LGBTQ+ Filipinos are having to search for new partnerships @MariejoSRamos…

“Scientists and medical experts say there is a dearth of robust data on long COVID, especially in developing countries, and research findingsvary significantly, hampering doctors diagnosing and treating the condition.” https://t.co/xRIsoh1jsn

Why is sex ed in Philippines schools under debate? https://t.co/gEMqh7K51N

RT @BHRRC: "New data from @BHRRC revealed migrant workers in the Asia-Pacific region faced unsafe working conditions leading to dozens of d…

In Data: Why is Asia-Pacific a hot spot for migrant worker abuses? Wage theft, occupational health and safety violations, excessive or illegal recruitment fees and other labour violations pose a danger to migrant workers in the region. See figures: https://t.co/ABlaze5GOA

The ICC is investigating whether ex-Philippine president Duterte directed "drug war" killings while in power. President Marcos Jr. promised a "bloodless" anti-drug campaign focused on treatment, but rights groups say some facilities still fail standards. https://t.co/CuxHmdEnBa

Leaders of the Palaw’an tribe in the Philippines’ last ecological frontier want to reduce deforestation and degradation in their ancestral lands by building the country's first ever carbon project owned by Indigenous peoples. Will it work? https://t.co/2eFUuJtRmn

RT @Openly: 🇵🇭 It isn’t easy for trans Filipinos to access medical transition. 🏳️‍⚧️ But a unit at the Philippine General Hospital in Met…

RT @ContextNewsroom: Disaster fatigue: Battered by storms and out of compassion https://t.co/CsGlQQNKKC

In the Philippines, the most disaster-prone country in the world, compassion fatigue has now washed over emergency workers in a mammoth wave, submerging the medics and volunteers who stepped into the fray - again and again - with a sense they're drowning. https://t.co/4D33ruUtxc

As mineral-rich countries push to secure a share of the global green rush, the environmental and social consequences for local populations from Chile to the Philippines are growing. https://t.co/jlcFAXPfTq

In a year that saw many elections around the world and the rise of generative AI, Ressa said there was a need for strong newsrooms and robust journalism. “You need journalism as an antidote to tyranny,” she said. https://t.co/lYmVnRl1Pv

The BPO sector in the world's call center capital has faced many challenges - from a lack of workers' rights, to occupational health risks - but now many fear they could lose their jobs altogether due to artificial intelligence. https://t.co/Mi7D9UFRor

RT @srbal__: A warning for the Philippines. One of our closest allies, South Korea, now under martial law — imposed by a president very irr…

"We're worried that if they kept on building new gas plants, our health conditions will worsen, and our livelihood will suffer," said Welita Abanil, 69, a Santa Clara health worker. "It's like we're just waiting for our deaths," she said. https://t.co/mr89VX1xCZ