IBON: 1.8-million job losses dispel government claims of recovery, robust job market
A research group called IBON found that large employment losses in January 2023, especially in full-time work, counter the Marcos Jr administration’s claims of a...
Marcos Jr. 100 days #Marcos100Days
Unlike past presidents, President Marcos Jr is not keen on releasing the “First 100 days report”. Newly appointed Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said “Walang pamantayan...
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...
Patient groups call for ‘Bakuna, Now Na’
PAPO kicks off Unity Statement to increase vaccination uptake, decrease hesitancy The Philippine Alliance of Patient Organizations (PAPO), representing 38 patient groups in the country,...
The world must come together to stand with Palestinian people: In defense of humanity
I am writing this letter not merely as a Filipino but as a citizen of the world. I believe that the time now has come...
#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...
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...
Internet Transactions Act and its impact on micro & small enterprises
Have you heard of the Internet Transactions Act? The pending bill is significant in the light of the increase of micro and small enterprise during...
The fight against misinformation on Covid-19 vaccine
The new year offers some hope. Hope that the government could soon get the Covid-19 vaccines and make them available to people. We must prepare...
Statement on sanitized speech of Duterte in Sulu
Here is a statement on the sanitized speech of President Duterte which was uploaded in the PCOO website. I signed along with media and individuals....
World Press Freedom Day Report: State of Media Freedom in PH
State of Media Freedom in PH World Press Freedom Day Report May 3, 2020 A Joint Report by the Freedom for Media, Freedom for...
Filipinos are enterprising in the time of Covid-19 pandemic
Micro-Entrepreneurship thrives during this COVID-19 enhanced community quarantine period My sister, Noemi Lardizabal-Dado, lives in a gated community in Pasig City. The residents cannot get out...
In Metro Manila, fighting COVID-19 requires helping the poor now… #COVID19PH
Old methods of emergency response no longer apply By Ica Fernandez and Abbey Pangilinan with inputs from Nastassja Quijano, Dr. Miguel Dorotan, Patricia Mariano,...
Stay vigilant vs novel coronavirus, misinformation
The last thing anyone wants to do in an emergency or virus outbreak is to panic. And if one panics, there is the tendency to...
Let’s work on a disaster information management system
How did you learn about the eruption of Taal Volcano on Jan. 12, 2020? Many of us got alerted in our social media feeds. During...