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...
Eight simple ideas to turn APEC’s inclusive growth aspiration into reality
By Babeth Ngoc Han Lefur, Country Director, Oxfam in Vietnam Focuses on solutions that Asian leaders can adapt to make sure that economic growth benefits...
The Five Pitfalls of Marcos that Duterte must avoid
Whether you are pro- or anti-Marocs, one thing can’t be denied. That is when Pres. Marcos fled the country in 1986, he did so because much...
Myrna de vera: A story of a Filipino immigrant who became mayor of a California city
On Thursday, October 19, 2017, Myrna Lardizabal-de Vera , my sister had the honor of speaking to the Filipino American Network of the Federal Reserve...
Six issues the government needs to address on the proposed jeepney modernization program
This commentary on the proposed jeepney modernization program was first published at Edna Aquino’s Facebook Anyone out there who thinks that the striking jeepney drivers and...
Counter speech is hard for a lot of us
How should one react to Facebook posts these days? When I talked to a Facebook representative for Public Policy Southeast Asia in October 2016, I...
Be a savvy news consumer. Here are 6 tips for identifying fake news (Part 2)
Part 1 shows examples of seven types of fake news or misinformation and disinformation. Part 2 provides tips to identify these problematic content that sit within our...
Fake news: 7 types of mis- and disinformation (Part 1)
First Draft News says fake news is associated with “misinformation” and “disinformation”. Part 1 shows examples of these seven types of “problematic content that sit within our...
The day after: thoughts on the Senate Hearing on Fake News (Part 2)
By Noemi Lardizabal-Dado and Jane T. Uymatiao Part 1 of this article focused on four (4) particular points from the Senate hearing on fake news....
The day after: thoughts on the Senate Hearing on Fake News (Part 1)
By Noemi Lardizabal-Dado and Jane T. Uymatiao The Senate Committee on Public Information stressed the need to address the proliferation of misinformation in social media...
I cannot be silent
“You know the feeling na you are not doing what you believe you are supposed to do? They made me cover senate hearings, the Asean...
What to expect : September 21 rally at Luneta #FightTyranny
September 21 rally to be held at Luneta ‘under Rizal’s gaze and with Philippine flag flying above’ Movement Against Tyranny says the rally marking the...
Opportunities and challenges of women in ASEAN
Specific opportunities for women lie in export intensive sectors , the agriculture, tourism, garments and finance. “Women control 70% of purchase decisions in Asia” – Anna...