Oil and child health care

Episode on May 27, 2008 Tuesday night after Saksi OIL Report by Maki Pulido The price of oil has already reached more than $130 dollars, the highest ever recorded in history. Those most affected are ordinary drivers who complain they no longer earn as much as before. According to some groups, the high price of oil in the world market is not just the reason why prices of fuel remain high in the country. Is the government giving its full attention to these issues? CHILD HEALTH CARE Report byJiggy Manicad The Philippines ranked first among fifty-five developing countries in terms of providing basic health care to children, according to the annual report of Save the Children, a non-government organization who studied the state of child health care among countries. However, according to the report, almost fifty percent of poor children do not get health care when they need it. If ninety percent of births among the wealthy are assisted by experts, only twenty-five percent of the poor are assisted by health professionals. The poor child is three times more likely to die than a rich child before reaching the age of five. Does the government offer sufficient programs to uplift the condition of those who are less fortunate in life?

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LANGIS Report ni Maki Pulido Umabot na sa mahigit $130 dollars bawat bariles ang presyo ng langis sa world market, ang pinakamataas na presyong naitala sa kasaysayan. Isa sa mga higit na naaapektuhan ay ang mga ordinaryong drayber na halos wala na raw natitira sa kinikita dahil sa pagtaas ng gasolina. Ayon sa ilan, may ibang dahilan kaya nananataling mataas ang presyo ng langis sa bansa. Isa-isahin ang mga dahilan at alamin kung natutugunan ng pamahalaan ang mga ito. CHILD HEALTHCARE Ulat ni Jiggy Manicad Sa limampu't limang bansang umuunlad, nangunguna ang Pilipinas sa larangan ng pagbibigay ng basic child healthcare. Ito ay batay sa annual report ng Save the Children, isang non-government organization na pinag-aralan ang kalagayang pangkalusugan ng mga bansa sa mundo. Pero ayon sa pag-aaral, halos singkwenta porsyento ng mga batang mahihirap, hindi naaabot ng mga serbisyo. Kung nubenta porsyento ng mga mayayaman ay naaasistehan nang maayos ng mga eksperto, dalawumpu't limang porsyento lang ng mga batang mahihirap ang nakararanas ng serbisyo ng skilled health professionals. Mas malaki rin daw ang posibilidad na hindi umabot sa edad na limang taon ang batang mahirap. Sapat ba ang ginagawang hakbang ng pamahalaan upang maiangat ang serbisyong pangkalugugan ng mga batang salat sa buhay?