On Senator Tito Sotto’s abortion bogey
Senator Vicente Sotto III, yesterday once again mentioned the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and the Family Planning Organization of the Philippines, Inc. (FPOP) in...
Author: Noemi Lardizabal-Dado
Rep. Janette L. Garin on Maternal Deaths
There may have been a variance in data since the studies used different methodologies, but the fact is, there are mothers dying every day due...
RH advocates call for national day of the Purple Ribbon
Reproductive Health (RH) supporters all over the country are calling for a series of nationally coordinated mass actions to ask Congress to finally put the...
National day of action vs. dengue set on September 5
A progressive political party known for its street actions to push for its advocacies will stage a different form of action directed against a new...
Rep. Janette Garin clarifies report on the UN Population Funding
Iloilo Representative Janette L. Garin clarifies that as far as she knows the United Nations (UN) funding support for family planning (FP) and reproductive health...
U.S. Embassy Launches New Visa Blog: VISAtisfied Voyager
U.S. Embassy in Manila announces the launching of its official visa blog, VISAtisified Voyager. The blog aims to provide timely and relevant information to members...
Left party declares all-out war vs. dengue
National Day of Action set on September 5 Activists from a progressive political party will temporarily exchange their placards for anti-dengue mosquito traps as it...
@gendannylim to possible soldier-whistleblowers: Be a hero, tell the truth
“Be a hero.” This was the statement issued today by former Brigadier General Danilo Lim to soldiers who can provide vital information on the allegations...
Ateneo Debate Society dares Sen Tito Sotto to accept RH debate challenge
“One of Asia’s premier debating institutions today called on Senate Majority Floor Leader Vicente Sotto III to accept the debate challenge of Akbayan Youth Chairperson...
Minor raped by parish priest in Agusan del Norte, now in GABRIELA custody
This is a news release from GABRIELA. A 17-year old girl who was reportedly raped by a parish priest in Agusan del Norte is currently...
“..Though we live in the world’s center of marine biodiversity, we are also at the center of marine adversity.” @annaoposa
This is Anna Oposa’s Thank you speech at the Yahoo! Pitong Pinoy Awards which is originally posted here. Magandang umaga po. Thank you Yahoo! Philippines...
“Our country does not lack the heroes it needs. We only need to empower them.” @jayjaboneta
Speech of Jay Jaboneta during the first Yahoo! Philippines’ Pitong Pinoy Awards. Making Heroes of Our People by Jay Jaboneta First of all, I would...
Language, Learning, Identity, Privilege by James Soriano
This essay was posted early Friday morning but has since been removed. Google cache proves the article was there. Why did the article disappear? Language,...
Senator Sotto urged to stop “iskul bukol” arguments vs. RH, challenged to a debate
Akbayan Youth today called on Senate Majority Floor Leader Vicente Sotto III to stop his “iskul bukol arguments” even as the group challenged the lawmaker...
Apologize to our mothers, says a youth group to Sen. Tito Sotto
Akbayan-youth today demanded an apology from Senator Vicente “Tito” Sotto in response to his statements during the Senate RH bill debates concerning women who regularly...