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November 22, 2019 0

In defense of the Hong Kong student protesters

Contributed by Jose Mario de Vega IN DEFENSE OF THE STUDENT PROTESTERS: Carrie Lam’s Mask Ban, the Repudiation of the Hong Kong Court and the continuous necessity of the People’s Struggle On [read more]

October 23, 2016 0

Why Trump would be more at home in the Philippines

As the saying goes in real estate, it’s all about location, location, location. Donald Trump does not seem to be faring well as the nominee of a major party for president of the US. That is [read more]

October 25, 2015 1

Offline and Silent: New Report Shines Light onto Reality of Women’s Internet Use in Developing Countries

Women 50% less likely than men to access the Web in developing world, and 30-50% less likely to use the Internet to increase their income or participate in public life, finds Web Foundation report. [read more]

September 16, 2013 0

Putin and Obama: a comparative irony of the “dove” and the “hawk”

But Russia sometimes can play a positive role in world politics, in spite of the fact that I want to stress again in internal policy our president and our prime minister are realizing not the best [read more]

September 1, 2013 0

War on War: The House of Common’s Historic Vote and Question of the US impending war on Syria

I commend the British House of Commons for defeating the Government’s Motion to support the US planned military intervention in Syria. The said motion is defeated by 285 to 272 votes. As aptly [read more]

August 6, 2013 0

ASEAN, a region of opportunities for the citizens

The ASEAN Community rests upon three pillars, “namely political and security cooperation, economic cooperation, and socio-cultural cooperation”. The first thing that comes to my mind when I [read more]

April 16, 2013 0

Curated reports: Explosions at the Boston Marathon #PrayersForBoston

Watch the aftermath of the explosions that rocked Boylston Street during the Boston Marathon. Video by Steve Silva Here are curated tweets and reports of two explosions near or at the finish line of [read more]

March 26, 2013 3

A geopolitical solution to Sabah

By Bernie Lopez [email protected] The root of the problem on the Sabah issue is the lack of political will in high places, the lack of courage to pursue, the fear of making a mistake which [read more]

March 17, 2013 0

THE SABAH ISSUE: The Betrayal to the Republic of the Philippines of Mr. Aquino

by Jose Mario Dolor De Vega I concur with the statement of the Anonymous Philippines (February 28th) that President Aquino’s February 26, 2013 statement on the Sabah issue is problematic. In [read more]

March 13, 2013 0

@noynoyaquino Noynoy’s big blunder in Sabah

by Bernie Lopez advance copy – Opinyon Magazine, March 18, 2012 Noynoy’s big geopolitical blunders are starting to emerge – first, Spratleys, now, Sabah. As in the Spratleys, the thing [read more]

November 7, 2012 0

Video & Transcript: Obama’s victory speech- Thank you, America. God bless you.

Obama’s victory speech: ‘Long campaign now over’ President Barack Obama’s speech in Chicago after his re-election Tuesday night, as transcribed by Roll Call: Thank you so much. [read more]

July 11, 2012 0

Universal Access to Reproductive Health Highlighted During World Population Day Celebration

Guinobatan- Albay, July 10, 2012 – World Population Day is being celebrated today to raise awareness on the importance of addressing population issues and their relationship to health and [read more]

June 24, 2012 0

The Sabah Question Revisited

Editor’s Note: The author requested that Blog Watch feature his article on Sabah. By Christopher Diaz Bonoan “And all other territories over which the Philippines has sovereignty and [read more]

June 2, 2012 0

Syria Not a Human Rights Issue for the Philippines?

As the photo indicates, the Philippines was the only member of the UN Human Rights Council to be absent during a vote on Friday, June 1, in Geneva condemning the grave rights abuses in Syria and [read more]

December 9, 2011 0

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, and health, delaying the [read more]

November 14, 2011 0

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 Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO [read more]

October 30, 2011 0

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 viewed in many ways as a success for humanity because it [read more]

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Blog Watch receives the “Best Story” Award for the First Data Journalism PH 2015 from the Open Knowledge Foundation and Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism “Aid Monitoring: Citizens’ Initial Efforts in the Wake of Typhoon Yolanda” . Forbes Philippines also garnered the same award.

Blog Watch receives the “Best Story” Award for the First Data Journalism PH 2015 from the Open Knowledge Foundation and Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism for their story on “Aid Monitoring: Citizens’ Initial Efforts in the Wake of Typhoon Yolanda” . Forbes Philippines also received the same award.