None of the country’s leading universities made it to the list of Top 300 schools in the latest QS World University Rankings, and the experts noted the result as a link between the recent slash in the higher education budget to the universities’ academic performance. “No Filipino universities make the top 300 in latest QS [...]
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Sotto turns down RH debate with youth orgs
After his earlier candidness of going strongly against the bill, Senate Majority Floor Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III has rejected the suggestion of partaking in an academic debate with at least two youth organizations regarding the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) Bill. In a text message sent to GMA News Online on Monday by Senator Sotto, [...]
FOI bill still not included in the list of priority bills
The controversial Freedom on Information (FOI) Bill failed again to make the list of priority bills during the second Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (Ledac) meeting led by President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday. But Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda clarified that the President just wants more time to elaborate the FOI bill. “This is not the [...]
Zubiri withdraws counter-protest against Pimentel
Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri withdrew his counter-protest against an electoral complaint filed by Lawyer Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, subsequent to his resignation as senator last Wednesday. Senator Zubiri’s legal counsel, George Erwin Garcia submitted a copy of the senator’s resignation speech and withdrew the counter-charges around 2pm on Thursday at the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) [...]
Carpio-Morales took oath as new Ombudsman
Former Supreme Court Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales took oath as the newly appointed Ombudsman before President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III on Wednesday. (Photo by: Benhur Arcayan / Malacañang Photo Bureau). After President Aquino’s announcement of her selection as the new Ombudsman during his 2nd State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday, Morales took her [...]
Pres. Aquino’s SONA 2011 anchored on “anti-wangwang” policy
President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III expressed his continued fight against corruption as he constantly mentioned his “anti-wangwang” policy during his 2nd State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday. (Photo by: Benhur Arcayan/ Malacanang Photo Bureau) President Aquino, who arrived at Batasang Pambansa via the Presidential chopper passed 3:30 in the afternoon, opened his 2011 [...]
CBCP strengthens Anti-RH campaign
Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has decided to intensify their campaign against the controversial RH Bill bringing their advocacy from pulpit to cyberspace, public stickers and tarpaulins, and just recently television and print advertisements. CBCP secretary-general Monsignor Juanito Figura announced during the celebration of the 43rd anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s Encyclical Letter [...]
Palace to ensure “happy balance” on FOI Bill
While he failed to include the bill on the list of priority measures at the first Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council, the administration of President Benigno “NoyNoy” Aquino III is placing the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill as one of its top priorities, but wants to secure a “happy balance” between public rights’ to information and [...]
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