Global Integrity Report. Anti-corruption challenges remain in Philippines
Despite strong anti-corruption legislation challenges remain with anti-corruption institutions in the Philippines Via PCIJ.org As a local partner of Global Integrity, an award-winning international nonprofit...
MTRCB Decision on Willing Willie: one month probational suspension but …
So Willie Revillame has probational suspension. But the bad news… Time that “Willing Willie” was under voluntary suspension to be deducted so show can go...
Dear Mr. President: Request for meeting on the Freedom of Information Bill
(Open Letter) 02 May 2011 His Excellency BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines Malacañan Palace Manila Subject: Request for meeting on the Freedom...
Whither FOI? PNoy execs plead more time, dialogue
By Jaemark Tordecilla Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Last of Two Parts (Continuation from Part 1 – Access to information under PNoy : Some open...
Live tweets of @ReallyVirtual on Osama Bin Laden Raid
I found out that one twitter user , Sohaib Athar, virtually live-blogged about the attack on Osama Bin Laden without knowing it. Reading through the...
Osama Bin Laden is dead. Twitter broke the news
Twitter first broke the news. At 10:25 @keithurban , the former chief of staff for Bush’s Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, broke the news. “So I’m...
Voter registration and validation starts May 3
James Jimenez on Twitter sent out a reminder: “Don’t forget! Voter registration and validation starts tomorrow, May 3, at the COMELEC Office in the city...
One Year After the Elections: Where’s the FOI?
Indeed, a year has passed since the elections and Freedom of Information Bill is still hanging. Malou Mangahas sent me an email about the the...
Photos: President Aquino accepts the resignation letter personally handed by former Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez
President Benigno Simeon Aquino III accepts the resignation letter personally handed by former Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez in a brief meeting at the Private Office, Premier...
My Twitter coverage on the Royal Wedding
An official photo of Prince William and his fiancee Catherine Middleton, released April 28, 2011. (Credit: Mario Testino) “We are both so delighted that you...
Risa Hontiveros says Catholic Church’s name-calling shows it has lost the RH battle
Former Akbayan Representative Risa Hontiveros today slammed Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines’ (CBCP) Vice-President Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma for branding advocates of the Reproductive...
Complaint filed against Willie Revillame on Child Abuse as defined under RA 7610 (updated)
Today, the Department of Social Welfare and Development through Secretary Dinky Soliman filed a complaint against Willie Revillame. Together with Father Robert Reyes, End Child...
Passage of RH bill this year is imminent, says women’s group
Despite the constant below-the-belt-attacks from some Catholic bishops, priests and lay leaders, the controversial reproductive health (RH) bill continuously draws support from major decision-makers of...
Storify public beta is NOW OPEN: Everyone can create an account at http://storify.com
Since January you might have seen me curating tweets here using Storify. I was quite happy to be given this private beta opportunity. I cannot...
If a single Facebook status update can create this ripple, imagine what 100 million can do?
Jay Jaboneta once again inspires me by sharing me this wonderful photo. I am such a firm believer in being part of the solution, even...