Pink is the new hope
HER outfit of the day caption, “2022 is looking pink. She is my president” on Instagram caught my attention. It was a fashion statement from...
Leni Robredo:” I offer myself as a candidate for the Presidency in the 2022 elections.”
This is the English translation of Vice President Leni Robredo declaration of candidacy of presidential elections for 2022. The past few days have been filled...
Let’s remind candidates about the Elections Integrity Pledge
Vote S.A.F.E (Secure, Accurate, Free and Fair Elections) Pilipinas October 1 marks the week-long filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs), . It is also the...
How to reactivate your voting record online
The deadline for voter registration is September 30, 2021. If you are a registered voter in the past but were unable to vote in the...
Election 2022 Pledge for Journalists and Media Organizations
As a social media practitioner and a citizen engaged in journalistic practices, I signed the Election 2022 pledge for journalists and media organizations. Some 200...
Access Now’s digital security helpline
Providing digital security advice and support to at-risk users has been a core pillar of Access Now since the early days of the organization over...
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...
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...
#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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...