How to stop the spread of fake news. is legislation the proper remedy?
This is my position paper as one of the resource speakers for the second public hearing held by the Senate Committee on Public Information and...
Moves to fight “Fake News” and Other Information Disorders in 2018 (updated)
Fake news. It’s complicated. I prefer not to call it “fake news” but it has already become an umbrella term that talks about a specific...
Bloggers for Freedom
I am grateful to all the bloggers for agreeing or planning to sign the Bloggers for Freedom statement. …. We are happy and proud of...
Stand by Rappler, stay tuned
By The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism HARSH and with horrifying implications on the full and untrammeled exercise of press freedom. That is the least...
I stand with Rappler. An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us.
“An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. It is an attack on the freedoms over which we stand guard....
Additional legislation may not be the answer to curbing fake news
Fake news is nothing new. Since time immemorial, disinformation has been used to serve political and social ends. For example, in ancient times deceit was...
The media and the Duterte presidency
The media and the Duterte presidency is a report by the CMFR, NUJP, PCIJ. Stunned by the challenges that confront the institution today, the media...
The elephants in the (ASEAN summit) room
“The elephants in the ASEAN summit room are plenty and their silence is deafening – human rights, poverty, environmental degradation, ethnic conflicts, impunity. Economic opportunities...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on human rights, rule of law & EJKs
“Canada has earned a reputation for being able to have a strong, sometimes frank, sometimes firm discussions on rule of law and human rights with...
The ASEAN Mentorship for Entrepreneurs Network (AMEN) wants to leave no one behind, no nation behind
The most awaited ASEAN Business and Investment Summit kicked off yesterday, November 12, 2017, with the launch of a first-of-its-kind mentorship program that will see...
Aung San Suu Kyi vision of prosperity for all on women economic empowerment & human capital development.
Myanmar State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi centered her vision of prosperity for all on women economic empowerment and human capital development during her...
Reminders: #ASEAN2017 traffic advisory from November 11-15, 2017
I feel bad that many were caught in traffic at the start of the long weekend. Our bus from Clark met a traffic jam when...
Statement of the ASEAN Civil Society Conference/ASEAN People’s Forum 2017
ASEAN: Be For the People, Work With the People Issued during today’s press conference at Max’s Restaurant and read by: Jenel Paclarin (Chair, ACSC/APF Regional Steering...
What to expect at the ASEAN Business & Investment Summit 2017 #ABIS2017
This year’s ASEAN Business & Investment Summit (ABIS) will have the theme World Leaders’ Roadmap Towards Prosperity for All, which seeks to become the catalyst for closer...
The National Privacy Commission issues data security alerts for individuals and Data Protection Officers
Holidays have always been working days for bad elements. These are times when people leave their homes to go on vacation or visit other relatives...