Dutertismo Should Address- Not Contribute to-the Climate of Impunity
This is a Statement of Concern from the Foundation of Media Alternatives. Preventing Rhetoric from Becoming Reality in Respecting Rights Though it is still two weeks...
Pooled Editorial in English, Filipino, Bisaya : The President and the Press
NOTE: Journalists from various media agencies drafted this pooled editorial to serve as a statement of unity for the news media across platforms. The pooled...
Re-Imagining the Philippines
This year could mark a watershed in the life of the nation. The election of Rody Duterte to the presidency signifies so many firsts. The...
The Pseudo Presidency of #PDiggy
In a world where the one who shouts the loudest gets heard the most, Duterte’s endless supply of meme-able quotes gave him the advantage in...
POLITICAL WILL: What in the world of elections is it anyway?
The term “political will” seems like the buzzword for this year’s elections. We’ve heard it from the campaign trails, the media, political analysts, professors, and...
Choosing my president: A mix of mind, spirit and heart (Part 2 of 2)
(Note: This post reflects my personal process in shortlisting my candidates and assessing them. I am sharing it since so many have been asking me...
Choosing my president: A mix of mind, spirit and heart (Part 1 of 2)
(Note: This post reflects my personal process in shortlisting my candidates and assessing them. I am sharing it since so many have been asking me...
Rage Against the Regime
The rise of Digong Duterte is being fuelled by an anger from the ‘aspirational class’ against the establishment’s apathy, but is his brand of authoritarianism...
The 2015 SALN of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte: P23.5M net worth
2015 SALN: P23.5M net worth Duterte lists P14.8-M cash in bank, tops rival bets in growth of wealth By Malou Mangahas Philippine Center for Investigative...
At the last stretch: 6 senatorial bets that might find a spot in your ballot
READ: Four Lesser Known Senatorial Bets Worthy of Your Attention READ: Senatorial bets that could fill in your Magic 12 GRECO BELGICA, the Pork Buster...
Rule of the Minority
By Dean Bocobo, originally published in his Facebook wall post. In ten days Filipinos will be electing their fifth President and Vice President under the...
Putting women at the front and center
“You can’t marginalize more than half of the globe’s population and expect to see any meaningful solutions to the problems that ail the world.” –...
An assessment of policy statements on health, education, Job creation & food security
As part of our #Election2016 series called “Public Choice”, we analyzed the policies of the presidential candidates in the area of Health, Job Creation, Education,...
A guide to our 2016 Election Monitoring #VoteReportPH
Together with We-Watch, Blog Watch and Task Force Pollwatch, Kontradaya is a broad campaign of various organizations and individuals ; religious , artists, concerned citizens,...
Senatorial bets that could fill in your Magic 12 (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Senatorial bets that could fill in your Magic 12 Part 1 LORNA KAPUNAN, the Feisty Lawyer Lorna Pantajo-Kapunan is currently a presiding judge...