Archive | March 17, 2011

Cycle of Life

Poverty now is not only limited to lack of basic needs such as Food, Shelter and Clothing. This time, it includes lack of healthcare, clean water, education and nutrition. Human needs also evolve just like technology. The human mind is so intelligent that a new gadget could be obsolete in just a few days with [...]

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Public hearing on Ayala Alabang Barangay Ordinance, Saturday March 19 at 9:00 AM

Are you infuriated with Barangay Ordinance 01-2011? Do you believe that this ordinance is a direct violation of our right to liberty, privacy, free speech, information, and reproductive health care? If this ordinance gets passed (although it has been struck down by the Muntinlupa City council), it can be used as a model for other [...]

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Merci’s SALNs a big secret? Ombudsman mocks law on disclosure of wealth

Merci’s SALNs a big secret? Ombudsman mocks law on disclosure of wealth By Malou Mangahas and Karol Anne M. Ilagan Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism THEY are supposed to be the exemplars when it comes to compliance with the law requiring all civil servants to declare and disclose the full details of their assets, liabilities [...]

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Office of the President put up more barriers to requests for SALNs

This is the sidebar to the “Merci’s SALNs a big secret? Ombudsman mocks law on disclosure of wealth” More barriers to access THE PUBLIC expectations are clear and well-founded. Malacañang under President Benigno Simeon Aquino III will uphold transparency in the conduct of its affairs. And perhaps, too, in the disclosure of documents imbued with [...]

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Tatlong Dekadang Basura

Sa loob ng tatlong pung taon, dinadaan daanan, nilalampasan lampasan at nalalanghap ang mabahong amoy mula sa daan, minsan umuusok usok pa. Ito ang naranasan ng mga biyahero mula sa ibat- ibang bayan patungo sa Ciudad ng San Pablo sa Probinsya ng Laguna na kung saan makikita at nakalantad sa mata ng madla ang pinagtatapunan [...]

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Mainstreaming climate change adaptation

PRESIDENT BENIGNO S. AQUINO III’s SPEECH DURING THE SUMMIT ON MAINSTREAMING CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION March 16, 2011 By now, after countless studies, there should no longer be any doubt that climate change is one of the most serious global challenges of the 21st century. Our country is extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change. [...]

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