The Rundown 2013, a youth-oriented senate elections forum #juanvote
Blog Watch covered the The Rundown 2013 which was organized by the UP Economics Society on February 7 at the GA Toyota Asian Center ,...
A Year of Pluses, Minuses on Rights: Decrease in Killings, But Impunity for Abusers
The Philippine government adopted landmark human rights legislation in 2012, but failed to make significant progress in holding the security forces accountable for serious abuses,...
A Pastoral Statement of the CBCP on Certain Social Issues of Today
PROCLAIM THE MESSAGE, IN SEASON AND OUT OF SEASON (cf. 2 Tim 4:2) (A Pastoral Statement of the CBCP on Certain Social Issues of Today)...
Social media reaction to @CarlosCeldran #FreeCarlosCeldran
Here are Twitter and a few facebook reactions on the guilty verdict of the judge on “Offending the religious feelings” . Most of the reactions...
Vibal and Philippine Normal University Create Center for Digital Education
Vibal Publishing House Inc, formalized a partnership with the Philippine Normal University (PNU) to establish a Center for Digital Education that will bolster the advancement...
Decision on @CarlosCeldran : Guilty for “Offending the Religious Feelings”
via Church critic Carlos Celdran convicted for ‘Damaso’ stunt by Jose Carlos Maningat A Manila court has convicted blogger and Manila tour guide Carlos Celdran for “offending religious feelings”...
HRW reaction to @CarlosCeldran conviction
We are alarmed by the court’s decision today finding reproductive health advocate Carlos Celdran guilty of ‘offending religious feelings’ and sentencing him to a maximum...
FOI in ICU: A Call for Rescue by @noynoyaquino #FOInow
THE Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill is on the throes of death. With just six session days left before the House of Representatives adjourns for...
How the U.S. presidential inauguration was Storified
A look at the highlights of how social media viewed the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama for a second term. [View the story “How...
Fight continues to #StopCyberMartialLaw as the World Celebrates #InternetFreedomDay
As the world celebrates #InternetFreedomDay today in commemoration of the formation of the broadest coalition in history to stop PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act) and...
Primer: Comelec Resolution No. 9615 on online political advertising #juanvote
via MyComelec.tv – Primer on Resolution 9615 COMELEC Resolution 9615, the implementing rules and regulations for Republic Act 9006 – the Fair Elections Act –...
“The FOI Bill needs to pass without delay or distraction” – Netizens #FOInow
We as Netizens of the Philippines, call on the Congress to Pass the Freedom of Information Bill NOW: First, the FOI breathes life into the...
With 9 session days left, youth groups strengthen call for FOI passage
With only nine days left remaining for the House of Representatives to conduct its sessions, youth groups reiterated their call for the passage of the...
Comelec regulates for the first time the online campaign gimmicks of candidates
Originally posted at Philippine Online Chronicles via Jose Carlos Maningat The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has approved a resolution which regulates for the first time the online campaign gimmicks...
The Voter’s Pledge #juanvote
I am a Responsible and Principled Citizen. I will educate myself and others about the issues at hand so that my vote is a meaningful...