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May 4, 2019 0

State of Philippine Media, World Press Freedom Day

This is a summary report and data graphics on the state of Philippine media, with reports on attacks and threats recorded from June 30, 2016 to April30, 2019 under the Duterte Administration. [read more]

May 2, 2019 0

How we can help the Senatorial candidates in the Opposition

Published with permission from Dino Manrique of filipinocreative.com from “WHY THERE IS STILL HOPE FOR THE OPPOSITION AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO HELP THEM” May pag-asa pa ang Senatorial [read more]

May 1, 2019 0

The only survey that matters is the one on May 13, 2019

In his book, The Opinion Makers, David Moore makes the startling conclusion that pollsters “do not measure public opinion, they manufacture it.” He anchors this contention on the practice of [read more]

May 1, 2019 0

Truth-telling in the age of disinformation

An inconvenient truth is that the May 13 elections may again be a manifestation of our people’s political literacy, as mentioned by former ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales during the [read more]

April 24, 2019 0

What party-list group should I vote for in the May 13, 2019 elections? Download this guide.

Download Voter’s guide to the 2019 party-list elections What is the party-list system in the first place? The party-list system of election was intended by the Constitution to ensure that the [read more]

April 22, 2019 0

PCIJ, Rappler, Ellen Tordesillas, Inday Varona on The Manila Times’s “Oust-Duterte plot.”

Yes Here are the statements of media outlets and journalists who are allegedly involved in the “Association Matrix Between Bikoy and Ellen Tordesillas” PCIJ Statement on The Manila [read more]

April 22, 2019 0

I’m voting for the opposition, here’s why

In the past three elections, I never shared my list of Senate candidates because I wanted to stay neutral. Instead, I came out with a “consider list” based on a selection criteria. Staying [read more]

April 20, 2019 0

Boboto ako para panatilihing huling balwarte ng checks and balances ang Senado

(This is the Filipino version of “I am voting to keep the Senate as the last bastion of checks and balances”. For the English version, click here.) Ilang linggo na lamang ang nalalabi [read more]

April 20, 2019 0

Generosity & patience made me reconsider the senatorial candidates to vote for this upcoming May 2019 elections

I came across Ding Velasco’s post from Inday Varona’s timeline.The post struck me because it was generosity and patience from my readers that made me reconsider my original list of [read more]

April 17, 2019 0

How to vote in the May 13 elections

Do you know how to vote? You think marking a small circle is a simple enough task? Check your precinct, polling center, voter status https://www.gov.ph/web/precinctfinder Download your ballot [read more]

April 16, 2019 0

I am voting to keep the Senate as the last bastion of checks and balances

We are now less than a month away from the May 13 Philippine elections. There is now a frenzy of last-minute campaigning everywhere as candidates try to reach as many voters as they can within the [read more]

April 16, 2019 0

Choose now

To vote is not just a right—it is a sacred obligation of every qualified citizen. Our history, as well as the histories of other democratic nations, is replete with the examples of many great men [read more]

March 22, 2019 0

7 examples of election-related misinformation & disinformation. Submit your examples too.

Submit your examples of election-related misinformation at contact @ blogwatch.tv . Read the article below to find examples. Negative campaigning and black propaganda have been recurrent themes [read more]

March 11, 2019 0

Empowering Filipino women in the digital age

Women would rather empower themselves than wait for opportunities to open their doors. My children were in college when I realized I wanted to get back to the corporate world or research projects [read more]

March 8, 2019 0

Statement by World March of Women – Pilipinas on International Women’s Day 2019

Statement of the World March of Women – Pilipinas International Women’s Day 2019: Celebrating Hard-won Victories; Affirming the Women’s Role in the Forefront of Women ‘s and Peoples’ [read more]

February 22, 2019 0

Why the arrest of Maria Ressa is worrisome and why we need to speak up

Dear fellow citizens, I was on the road last week when I heard word that Maria Ressa was about to be arrested for cyber libel. The impending arrest had always been dangling over Maria’s head but [read more]