A Statement by the Civil Society Advisory Committee On the Occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day
Corruption is a hindrance to the people’s right to development. It diverts valuable public resources away from many front line services such as education, infrastructure,...
Photo: President Aquino at (APEC) CEO Leaders’ Dinner
HONOLULU, Hawaii – Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III is welcomed by US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the Asia Pacific...
Investing in the health and education of our youth as world population reaches 7 billion
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) report – The State of World Population 2011 – notes that the record population size of 7 billion can be...
Twitter reactions on Col. Moammar Gadhafi /Gaddafi death
The news of Col. Gadhafi’s death sparked widespread celebration in Tripoli. News readers on Libyan State Television repeated the earlier claim of his capture and...
Video: “Define American”, an initiative of Jose Antonio Vargas
I don’t think of I’ve done as “heroic” or “brave.” I told the truth, which is what we must finally do with immigration – Jose...
My sister, Myrna Lardizabal de Vera elected 1st ever Filipina mayor of Hercules, CA
The story is complicated but let me give you the short news as written by my other sister Lorna Lardizabal-Dietz : Our sister, Myrna Lardizabal...
“Stay Healthy. Vaccinate” Campaign from LA County Dept. of Public Health
I was probably 4 years old in the early sixties when I fell ill with whooping cough (Pertussis). It is one story that my father...
I survived the non-Rupture
(Image courtesy of osago.tumblr.com) On May 21, Tweeps were busy talking about the Rupture wondering it Judgment day would really happen. Today is May 22...
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...
Osama Bin Laden- “I will never forget”
RIDGEFIELD, NEW JERSEY, USA, It’s September 11, 2001 at 8:30 in the morning, I am watching MTV but after a couple of minutes or more...
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...
Shell Horizons Florida Inc , violating our Coral Resources Dev and Conservation Decree?
Look at the massive display of corals exported by Shell Horizons Florida Inc from The Philippines. Shell Horizons, Inc is located in Clearwater, Florida USA...
Earth Hour around the world
At 8:30 PM on Saturday 26th March 2011, lights will switch off around the globe for Earth Hour and people will commit to actions that...
Photos of supermoon around the world
Did you get to take photos of the super moon? The super moon looks larger than normal since its distance from the Earth will stand...