Motives, social media and the World Bank leakage
Reading the World BanK Report regarding Supreme Court’s Judicial Reform Support Project(JRSP) (criticizing Chief Justice Renato Corona and Court Aministrator Midas Marquez) didn’t feel right....
#CJTrialWatch: Your role as Filipino Citizens
I will be using the hashtag #CJTrialWatch to ensure that citizens get a multiplicity of ideas and perspectives of the impeachment trial. Let me share...
The Philippines through blue eyes: Philippine Class Structure
By Joe America My thanks to journalist and blogger manuelbuencamino for the title of this series of articles, “The Philippines through Blue Eyes”. The...
Video: Understanding democracy and the rule of law
“A lie told often enough becomes truth” Vladimir Lenin I discovered this video on HACIENDA FILIPINAS: PATAY KANG BATA KA! by PinoyMonkeyPride that explains how...
Making PHL tourism campaign “It’s more fun in the Philippines” work #ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines
Do you like “”It’s more fun in the Philippines” , the new Philippine campaign slogan? Ted Te in his Facebook Note says For some strange...
Of protests and genuine public service: Freedom of Information for 2012
If one may liken the age of the Philippine Freedom of Information bill to an old commercial, one can say that she is no longer...
To UST: Online Media is the Future
For me, the most important thing the internet gave us is voice, thus, allowing ordinary citizens to express their views and opinions in blogs and...
Questioning the credibility of online journalism
Inday E. Varona posed a question in Facebook: ONLINE, OFFLINE: WHAT IS JOURNALISM? This question stemmed after Rappler republished Marites Vitug article on UST breaks...
Music Video: What can I do to help? (Those affected by Typhoon Sendong)
My musically-talented nephew (the second son of my late brother, Reuben Veloso Lardizabal), Daniel Lardizabal, is a band member of “Little School House” Band, based...
Understanding calamity preparedness and the President’s visit to victims of Tropical Storm Sendong
It was Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raymond Palatino who “pointed out Aquino’s veto message for the 2011 budget. President Aquino said: “I caution the inclusion of...
Manuel L Quezon III @mlq3 on Twitter is a good thing
@benign0 noticed the sudden appearance rather engagement of Manolo Quezon (@mlq3) on Twitter. Of course, and seeing one of the first of MLQ3?s many subsequent...
Public Disturbance and Police empowerment
December 4, 2011- Calauan, Laguna for more than 30 minutes of loud continuous banging of roof woke me up. The culprit was a male with...
Two years after Ampatuan massacre, where is justice?
A few days from now, it will have been two years since the gruesome Ampatuan Massacre. Photo from End Impunity: NUJP’s Countdown to Ampatuan Massacre’s...
Attention @govph and @DepEd_PH : Success is staring educators in the face
By Joe America, thesocietyofhonor.blogspot.com Let me be blunt. I hope by the end of the article, you will excuse me for being so. I don’t...
Twitter discussion: Is a revolutionary government an option for the President ?
Four days ago when Arroyo was barred from leaving, @andoycastro asked “Does PNoy think he is Cory’s reincarnation operating under a revolutionary gov’t or totally...