Photos from a Filipino Photographer based in Egypt
I am sharing some photos from my husband’s friend, Owen Tiam who took photos at Tahrir Square. Annotation belongs to Owen. Click to enlarge photos....
To Cut or to not cut cleanly is the question
Early tweets talk about Mubarak and his much awaited departure day. President Obama address to Mubarak: “If you have the pretense of reform but not...
Day of Mubarak’s Departure?
Today was labeled the “day of departure,” but Mubarak hasn’t left and neither have the protestors. Eleven days now and Mubarak’s departure day is nowhere...
Philippine CITIZENSHIP does not begin at Fertilization
Daily tweet beats will have a quote for the day to highlight a tweet that stands out. That tweet is a quote from @sagadasun which...
Proposed Cyber Crime bills
There are just too many versions of the Philippine Cybercrime bill. Like Carlo Ople, I believe the section on child pornography is long overdue. There...
Finally! Executive Order No. 23 on Indefinite Log Ban
The Log Ban is welcomed! Here is the executive order. MALACAÑAN PALACE Manila BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 23 DECLARING A...
The Impact of the Total Ban on Abortion in the Philippines
I thought I had read a lot of articles about abortion of the Filipina women in the Philippines. Data from Likhaan reveals that in 2008,...
Tweet beats of February 3
Twitter is busy with Chinese New Year greetings. Senator Miriam Santiago quips are in the limelight when she said “amoeba” during the Senate Hearing. Heidi...
Standoff between pro-change and pro-Mubarak demos at Tahrir
The protests continue. Some in the US media (AP) are putting yesterday’s protest numbers in Tahrir square at 250k. Others say it is half a...
The Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health and Population and Development Act of 2011
Have you read the Reproductive Health bill? The Reproductive Health Bill has passed the Committee level and has been consolidated. This is good news but...
Tweet Beats of February 2
What is the buzz today? Looking at the tweets coming in, hottest topic is still Egypt, the fate of the OFWs in Egypt, Reproductive Health...
The President’s Porsche
Juana Change produced this video on the President’s Porsche. There are mixed reactions on the purchase. One of the more significant accusation against the purchase...
The Million Man March in Egypt
Feb 1, 2011: The day that Egypt has been waiting 30 years . Today, there is a call for a million people to march in...
Twitter-ender February 1 as of 9:00 PM
Highlights of the day so far is the hearing of Heidi Mendoza. The former state auditor is a witness at House Hearing and now exposed...
Protests in Egypt continue on its 6th day
A new government was installed today by Mubarak . Yes the sixth day. It looks like it is only a reshuffling of his old cabinet...