Make Aid Transparent Petition
I just signed this petition on aid transparency. Aid is really important – when spent well it saves lives, puts kids into school and promotes...
Oxfam Philippines GROW campaign for sustainable food
When Oxfam contacted me last month, I had no idea what their organization stood for. Through my food blog, they wanted to explore the possibilities...
Senator @piacayetano Sponsorship Speech on RH Bill is persuasive
It was February this year when I felt terribly disappointed over President Aquino’s decision not to include the RH Bill as among his priority bills....
Chinese Embassy in Manila refused to receive protest letter
This is a press statement from Akbayan. Akbayan hits Chinese officials for arrogance Photo by Reuters, originally posted at neaksre.com Akbayan hit officials of the...
Search for the UNAP Youth Leader 2011
Do you know of an inspiring youth leader who is making a difference in their local sphere of influence? Please nominate to the search for...
Akbayan to PNoy: leave lasting legacy, finish agrarian reform
This is a press statement from Akbayan. Three days before the commemoration of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform law (CARL), advocates who campaigned for the extension...
Dr. Honey Carandang and Froilan Grate filed counter affidavit on libel and child abuse charges
Today, Dr. Honey Carandang and Froilan Grate (Administrator for the Movement to End Child Abuse in Facebook) submitted their counter affidavit to the libel case...
@TgGuingona cautions Sandigan against Name-calling
This is a press statement from Senator TG Guingona. Senator TG Guingona today called on the Sandiganbayan to “avoid an apparent tendency to indulge in...
My reply/comment to Willie Revillame’s Counteraffidavit re Child abuse complaint
It was May 23 when Willie Revillame filed his his 43-page counter-affidavit where he denied the allegations saying that the complaints against him were personal...
@annaoposa submits List of companies, recommendations of environmental laws at Senate Hearing
It has been nothing but an uphill battle since the all out media coverage on The Plunder of our Marine Life. Anna Oposa delivered a...
United Nations report says Internet access is a human right
A United Nations report released on Friday says that Internet access is a human right. “Given that the Internet has become an indispensable tool for...
Blog Action Day on June 8. Netizens call for action on saving Philippine seas
Blog Action Day on June 8 for Philippine Corals and Waters! Join now. June 8 is also World Ocean Day. Via Team Manila Headlines are...
Residents of Dump Site Payatas joined Advocates in Reproductive Health Campaign
This is a press statement from the Democratic Socialist Women of the Philippines (DSWP) Image via jonathanigharas.com Residents of Barangay Payatas, one of the poorest...
MY Rizal – Celebrating the Rizal in me
Everyone knows who José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda , or simply Jose Rizal is. He is best known for his novels Noli Me...
FDA Summary of high-risk products with DEHP from Taiwan
The Bureau of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) provided a summary of implicated products from Taiwan which included products from Taiwan to Singapore, Hong Kong,...