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May 3, 2021 0

On World Press Freedom day, PH media issue a statement on the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020

I am one of the 78 individuals who signed the collective statement against the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 . Also, 17 media organizations signed the Philippine Media Statement on the Anti-Terrorism [read more]

May 3, 2021 0

Tackling vaccine hesitancy

Understanding Covid-19 and vaccines has been so far, the focus of my social media posts. Recently, I finished a four-week online course in a forum called “Covering the Covid-19 vaccine: What [read more]

April 28, 2021 0

The ripple effect of community pantry

Acts of kindness and sharing are manifested in many ways. The community pantry phenomenon allowed us to view the bayanihan spirit in a new light. The quote “Magbigay ayon sa kakayahan, kumuha batay [read more]

April 20, 2021 0

China’s conquest of the South China Sea is the end of the International Rules-Based Order

I wholly concur with the penetrating analysis and categorical contention of retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio that the “United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, an [read more]

April 2, 2021 0

April 2 is fact checking day. Understand how Covid-19 vaccines work.

Lies interspersed with part truths is what hypnotically fools people. “The enemy of truth is not the outright lie, because an outright lie is easy to see and expose. The enemy of truth is the [read more]

March 28, 2021 0

VotePilipinas.com: know how to register as a voter

Vote Pilipinas includes a Voter Registration Service Test in its voter education website. Check out the Voter Registration Service Test. If there is one thing we can control, it is doing our part to [read more]

March 23, 2021 0

Creating income and job opportunities for women

Joblessness falls among both men and women. A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey reveals that “adult joblessness has been consistently higher among women than among men, with the women-men [read more]

March 18, 2021 0

1Sambayan: Filipinos deserve a better government

Does the extrajudicial killings make you sick to the stomach? What about the red-tagging of progressive activists or lawyers? I can’t stand the “kill kill kill” mantra of this [read more]

March 4, 2021 0

Internet Transactions Act and its impact on micro & small enterprises

Have you heard of the Internet Transactions Act? The pending bill is significant in the light of the increase of micro and small enterprise during this pandemic. The explanatory note of the Internet [read more]

February 26, 2021 0

Child rights advocates: 3 key bills needed to address abuse aspect of teenage pregnancy

This is a press release from the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and Development (PLCPD) The Child Rights Network and the Philippine Legislators’ Committee on Population and [read more]

January 21, 2021 0

Ang Unibersidad ng Pilipinas bilang mikrokosmo ng paghihimagsik pangkalahatan ng Lipunang-Pilipino

Ang sanaysay na ito ay hinggil sa aking pananaw at kondemnasyon sa bangkaroteng arbitraryo at unilateral na abrogasyon ng Departamento ng Tanggulang Pambansa (DND) ukol sa kanilang Kasunduan sa [read more]

January 7, 2021 0

The fight against misinformation on Covid-19 vaccine

The new year offers some hope. Hope that the government could soon get the Covid-19 vaccines and make them available to people. We must prepare ourselves with accurate, science-based information from [read more]

December 9, 2020 0

Join us at a webinar on “Countering Infodemics in this Pandemic”, December 14

You are invited to a webinar on “Countering Infodemics in this Pandemic” to be mounted by the European Union, on Dec 14, 4-6 pm Interested participants may register at [read more]

October 22, 2020 0

Build consumer confidence in the Ingat Angat campaign

Are you confident in returning to your daily activities outside your homes while practicing health and safety protocols? More than 30 of the country’s biggest brands and corporations collaborated [read more]

September 30, 2020 0

Fighting negative historical revisionism

September 23 marks the real anniversary of Martial Law, while September 21 is the fake one. John Nery mentioned in his column that “the Marcos dictatorship was built on a structure of [read more]

August 25, 2020 0

Helping ourselves, helping our community

Helping ourselves, helping our community was first published at the Sunday Business & IT on August 23, 2020 You and I are in this long journey, but together we could adapt and get more involved. [read more]