3 years of Aquino only entrenched elite governance #SONA2013
This is a press statement from Center for People Empowerment in Governance Not the change that he promised but the entrenchment of elite governance. This...
Advocacy groups call for justice for Filipino families #upholdRHLaw
In the Philippines, were more than 86 percent of the population is Roman Catholic; Religion and Politics are intertwined especially when the Catholics for Bishop...
Women and their Families Deserve Justice . #UpholdRHLaw
This is a press release from Likhaan. Fourteen to fifteen Filipino women die every day from pregnancy and childbirth. Sixty three percent of all married...
Indonesia: Children Seeking Refuge Find Abuse, Neglect
Detained, Beaten in Squalid Facilities, or Left to Fend for Themselves “I don’t have any money so I don’t have any way to help...
Our dream, our right: Pass the People’s FOI Act Now !
We have a dream. We dream of a Philippines where citizens are educated and healthy; where they have adequate opportunities for decent and secure jobs,...
AgriNurture Inc. (ANI) – ARBO – DAR Partnership led to an increase in PhP 41,296.50/ha in farm sales
There was a time when the farmers belonging to the Panayotti-Escaler Farmers’ Association, an Agrarian Reform Beneficiary (ARB) Organization in Pampanga, thought they would not...
From Davao to Silicon Valley: Local hackers to turn their big idea into a startup #AngelHackMNL
They came, they hacked, and now they’re getting ready to go to Silicon Valley. A group of developers from Davao and Pampanga will soon be...
Citizen’s Action: Joint Complaint Affidavit filed at the Ombudsman re Automated election system
Individuals, all Filipino citizens, led by Honorable Teofisto Guingona, Jr., former Vice President of the Republic of the Philippines, and members of AES Watch, a...
Mothers in the BayaniJuan 1000 days project practiced exclusive breastfeeding #BreastFeedingPH
The 1000 Days: Mother and Child Health Club in BayaniJuan An alarming number of pregnant mothers in developing countries like the Philippines are not ready...
Save the Philippine Seas before it’s too late—Greenpeace
Manila, June 7, 2013—“Save the Philippine seas now—before it’s too late,” Greenpeace, marine experts and fisherfolk made the call today as they renewed their demand...
Singapore: Licensing Regime Chills News Climate
City-state Undercuts Status as Financial Center by Expanding Media Censorship to Web (New York, June 7, 2013) – The Singaporean government should withdraw an onerous new...
Philippines jumps 5 places in World Competitiveness Report
The Philippines has moved up 5 places in the latest IMD World Competitiveness Report from No. 43 in 2012 to No. 38 in 2013. A...
Are you spying on us? AES Watch asks @ChairBrillantes
An attack on civil liberties The Automated Election System Watch (AES Watch) today dared Chairman Sixto Brillantes, Jr., of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to...
Tanggulang demokrasya : Where’s the beef ?
This is a press statement from ?www.tandem.org.ph TANGGULANG DEMOKRASYA STATEMENT Where’s the beef? In the aftermath of the recent 2013 mid-term elections, because also of...
Group calls Taiwan’s MA: Reciprocate Aquino’s Protection efforts for every Taiwanese in the Philippines
An anti-graft group yesterday has called on the Taiwan government to use all of its power and resources to protect Filipinos from attacks and abuses...