PANTS ON FIRE meme : “Nag-simula ka sa kasinungaliam, mababaon ka sa kasinungalian”
By Inday Espina Varona as posted originally in her Facebook wall. PANTS ON FIRE meme. (from this morning’s inbox content) It apparently refers directly to...
#Mamasapano: Seeds of Doubt and Mists of Half-Truths
It’s been nearly two weeks after the first public hearing on the Mamasapano massacre. So far, more questions seem to have emerged as the scarcity...
Our Beloved “Keyboard Revolutionaries”
as originally posted on Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles For those who spend much of their internet time on social media sites, you have seen...
Hocus PCOS: An elections ‘hostaged’ by a single supplier, Smartmatic
By Marjohara Tucay as originally posted at the Philippine Online Chronicles 1 and 2 The 2016 presidential elections is just around the corner, and the...
Vacant chairs, vacuous search. Who should head COA, Comelec, CSC, CHR?
By Malou Mangahas Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism A SILENT EMERGENCY is unfolding, a portent of a likely crisis of integrity should President Benigno S....
A few good fallen men #Fallen44 #SAF44
by Lakwatserang Paruparo , as originally written on Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles I can just imagine how hard it must be to be in...
Switch Right On: Movement toward Economic and environmenal sustainability through renewable sources of energy @switchrighton #SwitchRightOn #REnew2015
The Philippines has made a huge step in promoting long-term sustainable development across different sectors by strengthening its commitment to renewable energy. The Blog Watch...
A reflection on the Global Voices Summit: Citizens advocating a stand in Citizen Media #GV2015
When I started my parenting blog in 2006, I had no idea it would lead me to co-founding Blog Watch Citizen Media in 2009. I...
Dissecting a black ops operation (and how #epalwatch was abused)
From about 3pm till about 7pm on January 14, 2015 and continuing till January 16, the hashtag #epalwatch was used by what we believe to...
Transcript: Undelivered speech of Pope Francis calls for concern for the environment
This is the full transcript of Pope Francis’ prepared and deemed official speech for the “Encounter with the Youth” event at the University of Santo...
This is my personal Pope Francis story
by Raffy Magno, as originally posted in his Facebook wall post The whole journey started at 3:00AM. Very eager, I went out of the house...
Reactions on the killing of pine trees in SM Baguio
“It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.” Ansel Adams (2nd update) Three years ago, I wrote about...
Papal Mania in Manila – A welcome distraction #PopeFrancisPH
Pope Francis has come! The charismatic head of the Roman Catholic Church has finally set foot on the sole Christian nation in Asia that is...
The Interviews: Recent conversations and events that invite further discussion
In the so-so but now highly publicized Sony movie “The Interview,” the hosts of a popular talk show were tasked to assassinate the leader of...
AES Watch questions @Comelec -Smartmatic midnight deal
This is a press release from the AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM WATCH (AES Watch) Why did the Comelec award a new contract with the foreign company...