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March 26, 2020 0

In Metro Manila, fighting COVID-19 requires helping the poor now… #COVID19PH

Old methods of emergency response no longer apply   By Ica Fernandez and Abbey Pangilinan with inputs from Nastassja Quijano, Dr. Miguel Dorotan, Patricia Mariano, Benedict Nisperos, Zaxx [read more]
March 23, 2020 0

A day in the life of a health care worker in the time of Covid-19

My heart goes out to all the health care workers. Our health care workers need all the support. They are the frontliners in taking care of patients affected by COVID-19 disease. I would never know [read more]
March 23, 2020 0

The power of the social media community in the time of COVID-19 pandemic

Originally published in Sunday Business & IT on March 22, 2020 How is everybody doing in the time of the Luzon lockdown or community quarantine in your province? Much as I want to help in the [read more]
March 8, 2020 0

Coronatracker.com : real-time #COVID19 coronavirus disease tracking platform

Get yourself informed and prepared to stay safe in the time of #COVID19 Coronavirus disease. Visit https://www.coronatracker.com/ to get yourself informed and prepared to stay safe. Visit their [read more]
February 3, 2020 0

Stay vigilant vs novel coronavirus, misinformation

The last thing anyone wants to do in an emergency or virus outbreak is to panic. And if one panics, there is the tendency to spread unverified information. While the spread of the 2019 novel [read more]
January 23, 2020 0

Let’s work on a disaster information management system

How did you learn about the eruption of Taal Volcano on Jan. 12, 2020? Many of us got alerted in our social media feeds. During the long ride home from the beach, photos of Taal Volcano spewing ash [read more]
January 16, 2020 0

How do we protect ourselves in the post-Cambridge Analytica world?

Have you watched Netflix’s “The Great Hack”?  The film is a compelling documentary on the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal. After watching the film, I hope more people realize data [read more]
January 2, 2020 0

WT.Social, an alternative to Facebook and Twitter?

Frustrated with Facebook and Twitter for their “clickbait nonsense,” Jimmy Wales, a co-founder of Wikipedia, created WT.Social in October 2019. WT.Social  is a social networking service, in [read more]
December 23, 2019 0

#ThisHappened : one of the top Twitter global news-related hashtags in 2019 is #ClimateStrike

What were the year’s hot issues on Twitter? Every year, Twitter releases #ThisHappened, the most tweeted hashtags. Trending moments in the Philippines were in entertainment, Korean pop music, [read more]
December 18, 2019 0

Tomorrow is judgment day by the court on the Ampatuan Massacre.

 Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) shares the Ampatuan Massacre: Summary of Case Trial, by the CMFR; https://pcij.org/article/3503/the-ampatuan-massacre-summary-of-case-trial [read more]
Sonnie discusses #HRinHR as application of Human Rights in Business
December 17, 2019 0

#HRinHR is Application of Human Rights in Business

this article first appeared at #IAmHR, republished with permission. #HRinHR is a program that will help Human Resource  professionals in improving their company’s strategic policies, employee [read more]
December 10, 2019 0

The State of Media Freedom in PH, a report to mark #HumanRightsDay

The State of Media Freedom in PH:  Red-tagging, intimidation vs. press:  Du30, state agents behind 69 cases A report released by the Freedom for Media, Freedom for All Network marks the global [read more]
November 23, 2019 0

A national plan that provides a framework for the safety of journalists is launched by multi-stakeholders

On the eve of the 10th year anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre, journalists and other stakeholders came together to witness the launch of the Philippine Plan of Action on the Safety of [read more]
November 23, 2019 0

#RespetoNaman marks 1st anniversary of advocating vs gender-based violence

 Campaign to provide stronger support and prevention mechanisms on its 2nd year   The nationwide campaign #RespetoNaman is marking its first year of raising awareness and working towards [read more]
November 22, 2019 0

In defense of the Hong Kong student protesters

Contributed by Jose Mario de Vega IN DEFENSE OF THE STUDENT PROTESTERS: Carrie Lam’s  Mask Ban, the Repudiation of the Hong Kong Court and the continuous necessity of the People’s Struggle On [read more]
November 19, 2019 0

How Google fights disinformation on YouTube

First published at the Sunday Times & IT , November 10, 2019 The words “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “fake news” mean different things to different people. Google refers to [read more]
November 18, 2019 0

#HongKongProtests: In Solidarity to the Brave Hong Kong People

Contributed by Jose Mario De Vega I am writing as a humanist and a member of the international community in order to bring to the attention of the global family of nations the cause and the struggle [read more]
October 31, 2019 0

FULL TEXT: Retired SC Justice Antonio Carpio delivers keynote address at a forum on the West Philippine Sea

Speaking for the first time after retiring from the Supreme Court, Justice Antonio T. Carpio delivered the keynote address at a forum on a Code of Conduct (COC) on the West Philippine Sea. We are [read more]

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