Ebola and Pambobola: Both Still Incurable, Dangerous
The Philippines may be thousands of kilometers away from Africa but such distance does not make it any safer from the threat of Ebola. As...
United Arab Emirates: Trapped, Exploited, Abused Migrant Domestic Workers Get Scant Protection
(Manila, October 23, 2014) – Migrant domestic workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are beaten, exploited, and trapped in forced labor situations, Human Rights...
Polite Polity: We Need a “Senator Poe” Approach in All These Hullabaloos
So far, Senator Grace Poe appears to be the saving grace of the embarrassment that is the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. The...
How to attain social media engagement
Written by Ma. Rachel Yapchiongco, as oriinally posted at the Philippine Online Chronicles Social media has become a potentially powerful tool to boost business. Big...
Noynoying Teacher’s Pay
by Dean de la Paz, as originally posted on Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles Out of sheer disgust, and perhaps some unhealthy doses of disdain,...
Fiscal dictatorship and pork in the 2015 Aquino budget
Written by Jaq Eroles, as originally posted at the Philippine Online Chronicles. After the continuous exposes of corruption and year-long protests against pork barrel and Disbursement...
Video: Entertaining parody on Dumb ways to vote #juanvote
Dumb Ways to Vote is a three-minute animated video on Philippine electoral candidates. It is an entertaining parody on the qualifications of politicians who keep...
#JusticeForJennifer: Aquino gov’t lawyering for US soldier
What a shame. The Aquino government has again betrayed national sovereignty by lawyering for the US in the murder of transgendered woman Jennifer Laude. The...
Nognog vs. Noynoy: The Best Thing that Ever Happened in Recent Philippine Politics
Finally, “Binay takes a swing at Aquino.” This is arguably the best thing that ever happened in recent Philippine political history. We expected it but...
Hacienda Binay? Hacienda ba kamo? Probe Aquino’s Luisita!
Since the Senate is into “haciendas” recently, it is now time for them to look into the state of no less than the president’s 6453-hectare Hacienda Luisita...
Now they want to hike MRT/LRT fares? Garapal!
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) announced Tuesday that gov’t will implement train fare increases before Christmas. That’s how the government says “Merry Christmas” to the commuting...
Earthquake Preparedness guide
It always pays to be prepared for any natural disaster be it an earthquake or typhoon. Red Cross recommends three ways to prepare 1. Keep...
Police Chief Purisima may have violated several laws on accepting gifts
By Vencer Crisostomo as originally posted on PH police chief is a criminal ? at Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles. Philippine National Police (PNP) chief...
29 billion in DAP is unaccounted for, according to DBM itself
by Troy Zarate de Leon as originally posted in Facebook WALA BANG NAWAWALA SA PERA MULA SA DAP? PARA SA PAGPAPABUTI NANG EKONOMIYA DAW ANG...
The political demolition job : the effectivity of slinging mud & dirt
by Dean de la Paz , as originally posted on Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles. It is proof of the effectivity of slinging mud and...