Curated discussions on the National Bloggers’ Association (Updated)
Take the polls [poll id=”1″] The Janitor Blog entry on the proposal of a National Blogger’s Association of the Philippines (the draft manifesto is here)...
Be counted, armchair revolutionaries
The Revolution happens in hearts and minds, not STREETS.– @sagadasun Jim Paredes hits “armchair revolutionaries” in facebook and Twitter: Netizens should do more than click...
Impeachment is not about melodrama or theatrics
Hontiveros says Merci’s “firm posturing” to cave in with their rock-solid evidence “Ang nagtitibay-tibayan na ombudsman ay lalambot sa matibay na ebidensiya.” This was the...
How Powerful Religious Groups in the Philippines are Spreading Terror
In light of the call to pass the Reproductive Health Bill/Responsible Parenthood Bill in the Philippine legislative body, PRO-RH and Anti-RH groups have continuously engaged...
What’s happening in Libya? Please President Pnoy please save the OFW
Update March 2, 2011: 14,097 OFW’s trapped in Libya; 3,544 oothers out; another 1,546 on way home (via Manila Bulletin) whats happening in libya please...
Rep. Singson’s letter: “I am tendering my resignation as congressman for the sake of my countrymen”
I was just at the House of Representatives this afternoon and while waiting for the 4:00 PM session to open/close, I talked with one of...
Do brains stop working when aircons fail?
That is an empty Congress with its faulty air conditioning. I thought it was just the press room that had terrible airconditioning. I stepped out...
Breaking news: Travel advisory on Filipino repatriates from Libya
From president aquino’s website This is the travel advisory on the home-bound Filipino nationals from Libya for the days March 1 and March 2. We...
The most influential member of the LEDAC is Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales
Finally after eight months, the President convened the 111th meeting of the Legislative-Executive Advisory Council (LEDAC), the first under his administration. A total of 23...
Senator TG Guingona innovative ways to communicate issues
I noticed that among all the senators and even congressmen, Senator TG Guingona uses new media such as youtube as one of his innovative ways...
Back street abortion industry in Manila
The Unreported World is a critically acclaimed foreign affairs series by Channel 4 offering an insight into the lives of people in some of the...
Manila: Toughest place to be a bus driver
London bus driver Josh West heads to Manila, the capital of the Philippines and the most densely populated city on Earth. Josh will be driving...
Women tell Bishops: “Respect our right to life.”
Women, mostly from depressed communities, together with other reproductive health advocates marched solemnly to the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines this afternoon to impress...
I didn’t even know Twitter was down #WhileTwitterWasDown
The twitter hiccup must have happened while I was working on a blog entry. No wonder Tweetdeck wasn’t making that “tweet” sound. Based on news...
Remembering EDSA Revolution 25 years ago
The PCIJ asks college students what they know about the 1986 People Power revolt. Results were surprising. Is EDSA Revolution even in our history books?...