The Top 10 posts of Blog Watch in 2014
Before saying goodbye to 2014, let’s take a look at the top stories in Blog Watch . Popular posts coincided with breaking news where...
2014 in review: The forte of ’14
2014, it seems, has a forte: bringing out and amplifying the negatives. If you are superstitious, you would probably link these negatives with how the...
The 2015 Budget: Pork, sin and error pining
In this holy and joyous season of Advent, as if to mock our propensity to celebrate all that is good and wonderful, there are those...
How to help those affected by Typhoon #RubyPH (Hagupit) : Volunteer to repack, donate
While we have no control over the wrath of a tropical storm, we certainly can take action to help others. Filipinos worried that this monster typhoon...
Monitoring #RubyPH: Maps, contact numbers and advisories
Many agencies are preparing for Typhoon Ruby. Here is a curation and direct links below: 1. Updates on and government preparations for #RubyPH from gov.ph...
Print: Emergency hotlines of Government agencies
via gov.ph/emergency-hotlines National Disaster and Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) hotlines Trunklines- 911-5061 to 65 Operations Center- 911-1406, 912-2665, 912-5668 Philippine National Police (PNP)...
Evidence of Iloilo Convention Center overprice found in deed of donation – Mejorada
(This is a statement from Ben Mejorada) The agreement to build the Iloilo Convention Center (ICC) between Megaworld Corporation and the Department of Tourism had...
Video documentary on development: People of Casiguran vs Aurora Pacific Economic Zone
“Hindi kaunlaran ng nakararami. Kaunlaran lang ng iilan.” This is what Marlon Angara, a fisherfolk from Casiguran, said when asked about what he thinks of...
CONgratulations! Aquino’s Pretend Achievements (Part 2 of 2)
Continued from Part 1 Higher Tax-Free Bonus Ceiling Made Into Law The timely law that raises the ceiling for taxable bonuses (from PhP30,000 to PhP82,000)...
CONgratulations! Aquino’s Pretend Achievements (Part 1 of 2)
Congratulations to our famous celebrity politician for showing the world how fierce and aggressive politicians in this country are. Despite all the missteps and intentional...
The Big Fat Power Crisis Lie
Let us not mince words and, at the expense of truth, surrender a sliver of doubt enough to allow a big fat brazen lie to...
Changing Tack: Politicians realize the need for a new approach, for better or for worse
The recent weeks in Philippine politics have been notable as political personalities shifted to new ways of handling things. Apparently, after realizing how they may...
Hell from Tacloban
“Hello from Tacloban”. It was the cover title of a slightly offbeat but certainly reputable international magazine’s anniversary issue on the crisis brought on by...
Parents cry ‘Help’ – Idyllic JASMS soon to be steamrollered into a concrete jungle
by Julie Fuertes as originally posted at the Philippine Online Chronicles. Grasshoppers. Caterpillars. Frogs. Leaves. Stones. These were a few of the things my children...
Watch — Yolanda survivor assails Aquino: ‘Gov’t help not felt by victims’ #RememberHaiyan
“Tignan mo, di siya pumunta rito. Dun siya sa Guian. Kung tumulong siya, dapat nagpunta siya dito. Dun siya e kasi andun ang kaalyado niya,”...