What is the digital divide?
During the early years of the Internet it has been likened to the movable type of printing press. This is an important comparison because the...
Robredo’s boo-boo or was it something else ?
Robredo’s Boo-boo or was it something else ? The five minute video of VP Robredo has sparked the recent controversy in politics. Following after the...
Excuse me, women empowerment is not family abandonment
It had to happen in March which, ironically, is National Women’s Month. At a recent signing of a memorandum of agreement with the Metro...
10 opportunities and benefits for the citizens in ASEAN
What are the opportunities and benefits offered by the Asean community? What is in it for us? Most citizens in the Association of Southeast Asian...
Why independence of Congress is important now more than ever
There are three branches of the government in the Philippines. They were established as independent bodies for the purpose of checks and balances. If one...
Painting suspected criminals as people without rights is beyond dangerous
“Criminals have no humanity.” These were the exact words of President Rodrigo Duterte as he addressed the reports of human rights watchdogs in the country....
The first Philippine Telecoms Summit 2017 will be held on March 9-10, 2017
This week, Philippine stakeholders will come together for the first Philippine Telecoms Summit 2017 over two days, March 9 and 10, 2017. The telecoms summit carries the theme...
The political implications of ending the second DDS probe after just one hearing
It didn’t come as a surprise when after just one hearing; the Senate committee on public order has decided to end the probe into the...
New hope for a Davao Death Squad (DDS) probe?
De Lima’s failure, Aguirre’s conflict Fits, starts, new hope for DDS probe? By Malou Mangahas Originally posted at the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism SWORN...
Say NO to lowering the minimum age of criminal responsibility
The children are the future of our nation. If we give up on them, we give up on our country. Lowering the minimum age of criminal...
Lascañas journal: the supposed bloody exploits of the DDS
Lascañas journal – written by hand on yellow paper – has now reached some 70 pages. In it, Lascañas has apparently scribbled notes about his own...
Uphold the lessons of “people power”
Bayan calls on the current generation to uphold the lessons of “people power” and continue the struggle for national freedom and democracy. A press statement...
Project NOAH continues – It is coming back home to UP
Project NOAH (Nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards) was conceived after the massive destruction caused by late-season tropical storm Sendong (Washi) on December 16, 2011. It...
Citizen engagement and Social Media Policy Town Hall
While I agree with the principle of social media accreditation, what matters most is citizen engagement, a “two-way interaction between citizens and governments that give...
Is Senator De Lima’s cry for political persecution justified?
Senator Leila De Lima has been vilified by the Duterte administration even before she took office. Since then, she has continued speaking out against Duterte...