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March 1, 2018 0

Duterte and portrayal of women in 10 of his speeches

by Reuben James Barrete, as originally published in his Facebook account. In recent months, I collected some of the transcripts of the President’s speeches to interpret his portrayal of women. [read more]

February 23, 2018 0

#WalkOutPH: Youth dares President Duterte to address people’s issues

Students staged a walkout or national day of action on February 23, 2o18 as they decry the continuing deterioration of democratic rights. They vowed to defend our cherished freedoms against any [read more]

February 22, 2018 0

10 things you need to know about the Divorce Bill in Congress

The proposed bill titled “An Act Instituting Divorce and Absolute Dissolution of Marriage in the Philippines”, substituted House Bills 116, 1062, 2380 and 6027 and passed committee level on [read more]

February 19, 2018 0

Transcript: SC Associate Justice Leonen on Our Fundamental Freedoms #FightDisinfo

Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Marvic Leonen’s inspiring keynote address on Day 1 of the Democracy and Disinformation Conference held last February 12, 2018, following his equally [read more]

February 9, 2018 0

Why we should protest China’s military build up in the West Philippine Sea

The Duterte regime has refused mounting calls to protest China’s military build-up in the disputed islands, relying instead on the non-existent “good faith” of Duterte’s [read more]

January 16, 2018 0

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 that could be said of the [read more]

December 12, 2017 0

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 a necessary component of war , as shown [read more]

November 23, 2017 0

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 community, in solidarity, now takes stock of what it [read more]

November 16, 2017 0

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 [read more]

November 15, 2017 0

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 parters around the world. It’s very much what [read more]

November 14, 2017 0

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 hundreds of academicians, [read more]

November 13, 2017 0

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 keynote at the ASEAN Business and [read more]

November 12, 2017 0

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 we arrived in Manila. The ASEAN lane was already in place but it took us time [read more]

November 10, 2017 0

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 Committee/Philippine [read more]

November 3, 2017 0

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 cooperation [read more]