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May 3, 2018 0

State of Philippine Media Report, World Press Freedom Day

RODRIGO R. Duterte’s presidency has altered and controlled the public discourse so radically in its favor in ways rude and bold. One tragic result: it has restricted and narrowed the celebrated [read more]

May 3, 2018 0

On Executive Order No. 51 of President Duterte’s signed EO on contractualization. Nothing really new?

Section 2 of “Executive Order No. 51 (EO 51) Implementing Article 106 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, As Amended, To Protect the Right to Security of All Tenure of All Workers Based on [read more]

April 4, 2018 0

#TransportWatchPH , a platform for citizens to air their messages to relevant stakeholders

Transport watch is an initiative that gives citizens a platform to air their messages to relevant stakeholders. Transport Watch advocates are committed to push for policy and legislation that [read more]

April 3, 2018 0

A night of zero colors and no hashtags. Just people. Conversations. Possibility.

A night of zero colors and no hashtags. Just freedom. – Joel Pablo Salud Just people. Conversations. Possibility. – Betty Romero The invite said it will be a gathering of persons with [read more]

April 2, 2018 0

Celebrating the facts on April 2 —International Fact-Checking Day #FactCheckIt #FightDisinfo

The International Fact-checking day on April 2 is not a single event but a rallying cry for more facts – and fact-checking – in politics, journalism, and everyday life. The website shares [read more]

March 8, 2018 0

International Women’s Day a reminder that the struggle for women’s rights is far from over

May the celebration of International Women’s Day remind us that our work in advancing women’s rights is not yet done, and it will not be done until the last indication of inequality is finally [read more]

March 8, 2018 0

Women Talk Back: We Are Not All Vagina

The role of women in Philippine media from the years before the EDSA people power revolt to the present “Dal-a na. Ingna ang mga sundalo. Ingna sila ang mga sundalo. ‘Ah, unsa man nang [read more]

March 3, 2018 0

The “misuse” of psychological assessment vs CJ Sereno

Read the four functions of psychological assessments and diagnosis of psychological conditions. The question is? was the House of Representative (HOR) ethical in showing Chief Justice Maria Lourdes [read more]

March 1, 2018 0

Duterte and portrayal of women in 10 of his speeches

by Reuben James Barrete, as originally published in his Facebook account. In recent months, I collected some of the transcripts of the President’s speeches to interpret his portrayal of women. [read more]

February 23, 2018 0

#WalkOutPH: Youth dares President Duterte to address people’s issues

Students staged a walkout or national day of action on February 23, 2o18 as they decry the continuing deterioration of democratic rights. They vowed to defend our cherished freedoms against any [read more]

February 22, 2018 0

10 things you need to know about the Divorce Bill in Congress

The proposed bill titled “An Act Instituting Divorce and Absolute Dissolution of Marriage in the Philippines”, substituted House Bills 116, 1062, 2380 and 6027 and passed committee level on [read more]

February 19, 2018 0

Transcript: SC Associate Justice Leonen on Our Fundamental Freedoms #FightDisinfo

Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Marvic Leonen’s inspiring keynote address on Day 1 of the Democracy and Disinformation Conference held last February 12, 2018, following his equally [read more]

February 9, 2018 0

Why we should protest China’s military build up in the West Philippine Sea

The Duterte regime has refused mounting calls to protest China’s military build-up in the disputed islands, relying instead on the non-existent “good faith” of Duterte’s [read more]

January 16, 2018 0

Stand by Rappler, stay tuned

By The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism HARSH and with horrifying implications on the full and untrammeled exercise of press freedom. That is the least that could be said of the [read more]

December 12, 2017 0

Additional legislation may not be the answer to curbing fake news

Fake news is nothing new. Since time immemorial, disinformation has been used to serve political and social ends. For example, in ancient times deceit was a necessary component of war , as shown [read more]