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Competition is an advantage mostly for the consumers. We do not really benefit with a monopoly, duopoly or from a limited few choices who could easily dictate prices at their whims without even considering the market. The consumers would have no choice but to give in to the brand.

Thus, when new players enter the same industry we should cheer and support them. They will eventually improve prices or rates, services and quality, among others, which would greatly be a plus factor for the public.

Unless they would connive with one another, we are assured of getting the best offers as each and everyone will surely improve their offerings.

Fair. Safe. Filipino.

I guess the latter should be equally important but never to disregard the other two since we need to require every player to be fair and safe of course. It is but a must to every brand to enable those attributes for the benefit of every Filipino, and being a Filipino brand is also a big bonus because who else should support but primarily our own countrymen.

When ride-hailing apps started in the Philippines, there were Easy Taxi, Grab Taxi, Uber and a few who took a peek but never really showed their full faces.

Then it got down to only Grab that evolved into many different businesses including food delivery. Naturally, that's where the problem started.

Just like in telecommunication, we need more players from the same field to enter the fray, so as not for the monopolies to prey on us. Did you see what I did there?

Luckily, there's one gearing to join the ride-hailing app industry but would they succeed amid the popularity and dominance of Grab?

Btw, why put down the Facebook page of OWTO Philippines?

The OwtoPhl page is a platform wherein drivers/partners sent in their concerns and inquiries wishing for a swift response that will help sustain their livelihood in this time of Pandemic. 

It is a venue wherein we give jobs through announcements and that is also widely used for customer service to the riders.

We are appealing to Facebook about the restoration of Facebook page of OWTO https://www.facebook.com/owtophl/

Please put it back up!

#DefendLizaSoberano and #DefendReinaMaeNasino from Mark Lopez

Wazzup Pilipinas!

A certain Mark Lopez's or a Twitter account @MacLen315's controversial statements and comments against actress Liza Soberano and Reina Mae Nasino went viral and earned lots of comments from netizens.

Why are these kind of people coming out from every corner and jumping into the bandwagon of hate to redtag people as terrorists? Are those who openly speak what's on their mind to be considered as enemies of society, or should they instead be praised for letting everyone know that we deserve better than the shit they are normalizing?

Calling all LizQuen fans: please, tapusin na natin ang salot na red-tagging hindi lang kay Liza kundi sa lahat ng progressive forces na nagmamahal sa bayan. Ireport Ang lahat that goes off their common and reasonable sense.

So speaking up for women's and children's rights is terrorism now? 

Isn't this already grounds for libel?

Liza was absolutely right to work with GABRIELA and speak out to defend Filipina women. She has grown to be brave. But for having a progressive voice, she is being fed to the wolves by these smelly-ass DDS led by these asswipes.

Sino ba siyang? As if naman maniniwala sa kanya ang mga advertisers ni Liza.

Is he a rabid DDS propagandist!? But less famous than Mocha, Byron (Banat By), RJ Nieto (Thinking Pinoy), Krizette, Sass, and that attorney Trixie, but just as vicious.

Mark Lopez twitter account is not officially his-from a source.  But did he gave consent to the tweet?

And if ever it is truly from him, instead, I told my kids never to follow a certain Mark Lopez...fake account or not.

Let your words backfire on you and make it LOUDER!

It’s so unwise and unjust of Mark Lopez to deprive Liza of her natural liberty to talk about unfair treatment of women. He didn’t only make a supposition, but made a libelous accusation that Liza’s a leftist.

The tweets from Mark Lopez are libelous. 

If you do not take any legal action, he will do the same thing over and over again to someone more vulnerable. I pray that you advise Liza judiciously and give him and other RED TAGGERS their day in court.

This is not my first time to see his posts. I've seen one on Facebook and I tried to comment, but the number of people pushing him on to rant against a certain celebrity was infuriating. I can't believe the evil people in this country continue to live with their conscience.

Tama na ang dami na nga na masamang nangyayari sa mundo, dumadagdag pang mga ito. Dapat bigyan ng leksiyon at kasuhan na  iyan para hindi na pamarisan.

And all for clout eh? Attention-seeking people out here really be deliberately saying the dumbest stuff to get engagements huh. You are one unfortunate excuse of a human being, Mark Lopez. I hope you don't get to be in that same situation.

How does asking for empathy and basic human decency equate to feeling entitled?  

This person forgets that an accused, even someone who is detained for a non-bailable offense, is deemed innocent until proven guilty. 

Hindi pa kasi siya nabibigyan ng posisyon sa gobyerno kaya todo-kayod ang paninira kagaya ni Jay Sonza sa paghahasik ng lagim.

To the 1,000+ people who liked his post, think hard before liking. Between Liza & Mark, who do you think can sow hatred & terrorism?

If you want to find the real definition of danger, seek it in this administration. 

People are saying Mark Lopez is one of them.

Parents, if you love your children, never ever trust Mark Lopez and the people, if you can still call them that, they defend and worship.

He is not only a danger to society, he is the real threat that we must be warned about. His tweets show nothing but hatred towards those who loved you. 

They're the very devils emerging from hell, spreading havoc on humanity. The reason why this current regime is a nightmare.

Speaking for children's or women's rights is never an activist act nor a terrorist act. And it will never be. Period.

Mark Lopez interpretation of democracy is different from all Filipinos. He use political narratives to construct the perspectives of Filipinos by creating elicit pathos or misconceptions rather than the truth that should be provided.

The words coming out from Mark Lopez’ mouth are just a manifestation of how fanaticism and stupidity affect someone’s ability to think like a human-being. They are all just monsters.

Netizens are saying that this @MacLen315 is nothing but the real TERRORIST and a danger to society. Mark Lopez is like Maximilen Robespierre, Joseph Goebbels, and John Wilkes Booth on steroids. 

He is not only ranting against and accusing Liza Soberano of being a terrorist, he is doing the same to a mother, however wrongly suspected as a terrorist, but recently lost her baby yet treated far worst than the scumbags this government has given VIP treatment.

Nakalungkot na may mga taong bulag na sa katotohanan ay wala pang puso na nilait ang pagdadalamhati ng isang ina na namatayan ng anak; habang ito'y nasa piitan dahil sa isang depektibong kaso at kwesyonableng pag-aresto ng estado. 

Kapag hindi ka galit sa ginawa nila sa mag-inang Reina Mae Nasino at Baby River, malala ang problema mo. Dapat magtaka, mabahala at matakot ka na sa sarili mo. Patunay ‘yan na hindi ka na normal. HINDI KA NA TAO‼️ 

How cruel can a person be? I refuse to accept that this is the "new normal" we are living now?

Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-Nanay Act for strong healthcare to prevent deaths of newborn and young children

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Many are calling for the effective implementation of Republic Act No. 11148 “Kalusugan at Nutrisyon ng Mag-Nanay Act” that provides life-saving healthcare, services, and resources to pregnant and lactating mothers and newborn babies to fulfill the rights of every child to health and survival, protection, and development.

Atty. Alberto Muyot, Chief Executive Officer of Save the Children Philippines lamented the untimely death of three-month old baby River, daughter of jailed activist Reina Mae Nasino, who succumbed to pneumonia and complications from diarrhea last October 9, 2020.

“Every child has a right to survive, and the government has the obligation to do all it can to support parents and guardians in providing healthcare and nutrition, particularly access to breastmilk, so children will not die of preventable causes,” said Muyot.

R.A. 11148 also known as First 1,000 Days Law guarantees the right of every child to access exclusive breastfeeding during the first hour of birth up to six months, and continuous breastfeeding up to two years.

“Baby River was reportedly born underweight and has weak lungs. She has the right to get access to proper health and nutrition, including breastmilk, even if her mother is a person deprived of civil liberty,” said Muyot.

Dr. Amado Parawan, Health and Nutrition Advisor of Save the Children Philippines, said the death of baby River could have been prevented through early recognition of the signs and symptoms of acute respiratory distress syndrome such as fever, cough, and difficulty of breathing. Severe cases of pneumonia and diarrhea should be referred promptly and given the appropriate care at the nearest health facility by trained health care providers.

The First 1,000 Days law, seeks to implement quality essential maternal, neonatal, and child health and nutrition during the first 1,000 days of life – which covers the period from conception to two years old through multi-sectoral participation and sustained support from local government units (LGUs), government agencies, and civil society organizations.

“Breastmilk is considered as the first vaccine for babies since it provides many anti-bodies against diseases. Babies should not be separated from their mothers so that breastfeeding will be initiated early and for exclusive breastfeeding to be successful. This is the reason why rooming-in is encouraged and skin-to-skin is promoted under the Unang Yakap program of the Department of Health,” said Parawan.

The Philippines marks its 30th year of ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), and the government, implementing agencies have the obligation to fulfill the rights of every child to survival, protection, and development, to have access to health and education even in times of emergencies, and protection from all forms of abuses, exploitation, and violence.

Save the Children Philippines has advocated the enactment of the First 1,000 Days to fulfill the rights of every child to survive, to grow healthy, and to have a future.