Safeguarding digital civic space
Digital rights are a top priority to rebuild civic space amid recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. This latest statement from the United Nations Special Procedures came out just as the RightsCon [read more]
Patient groups call for ‘Bakuna, Now Na’
PAPO kicks off Unity Statement to increase vaccination uptake, decrease hesitancy The Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations (PAPO), representing 38 patient groups in the country, today [read more]
The world must come together to stand with Palestinian people: In defense of humanity
I am writing this letter not merely as a Filipino but as a citizen of the world. I believe that the time now has come that the world must come together to stand with the Palestinian people in their [read more]
Ingat Angat Bakuna Lahat to support the vaccination program vs. Covid-19
According to a Pulse Asia survey, the top three reasons for refusing vaccination were: uncertainty over its safety, unsureness of its effectiveness and not needing it against the virus. Another [read more]
#ChecktheFAQs campaign to fight vaccine misinformation
There is growing pressure for social media platforms to do more to combat vaccine hoaxes and misinformation. Facebook, Google, TikTok and Twitter are supporting the #ChecktheFAQs campaign to help [read more]
Facebook advertising expenditures of potential candidates in the 2022 elections
The latest report of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) is on “Potential bets start advertising on Facebook as 2022 campaign shifts to social media”. Blogwatch is [read more]
#MagpaRehistroKa: Vote Pilipinas launches Voter Registration Month this May
Vote Pilipinas is a non-profit, non-partisan online and offline information campaign aimed at mobilizing Filipinos to register to vote for the upcoming national and local 2022 elections. They teamed [read more]
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]
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]
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]
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 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]
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]
Tackling misinformation in closed social media spaces
As I write this , it would have been a year since the Luzon lockdown. It is time to take stock in looking at Covid-19 in the eyes of social media and being part of the solution. During this time of [read more]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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