Archive | March 2, 2011

Be counted, armchair revolutionaries

The Revolution happens in hearts and minds, not STREETS.- @sagadasun Jim Paredes hits “armchair revolutionaries” in facebook and Twitter: Netizens should do more than click the ‘share’ button or tweet about burning issues like the Ombudsman’s impeachment or the reproductive health bill, celebrity Twitter user Jim Paredes (@jimparedes) on Wednesday said. Paredes’ appeals come less [...]

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Impeachment is not about melodrama or theatrics

Hontiveros says Merci’s “firm posturing” to cave in with their rock-solid evidence “Ang nagtitibay-tibayan na ombudsman ay lalambot sa matibay na ebidensiya.” This was the statement issued by former Akbayan Representative Risa Hontiveros who presented her group’s evidence today against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez before the House Committee on Justice which is hearing the impeachment complaints [...]

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How Powerful Religious Groups in the Philippines are Spreading Terror

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In light of the call to pass the Reproductive Health Bill/Responsible Parenthood Bill in the Philippine legislative body, PRO-RH and Anti-RH groups have continuously engaged in heated word war. What’s worse, some key political figures, groups, and institutions have joined the rally and hysterically parading their ideas before the eyes of many uninformed citizens. I [...]

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