The Save Palawan Seas foundation Yolanda Relief Operation Update
On November 8, 2013, the world watched as the most powerful tropical cyclone in recorded history hit the Philippines. Super typhoon Yolanda (International codename: Haiyan)...
#DearPope @pontifex: An Open Letter from Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) Survivors to Pope Francis
His Holiness Pope Francis, Greetings of peace and love from the Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) survivors! Indeed we have the same wish: a wish of a...
Hope Stores: Helping rebuild their lives by rebuilding their livelihood
Rehabilitation has been slow , a year after the massive Typhoon Yolanda. The saving grace are the NGOs, private indivduals and companies who have done...
Yolanda Anniversary: Of hopes, criticisms, excuses, and mischiefs
In the Philippines, an anniversary equates to a celebration. For the victims of Typhoon Yolanda, though, is there anything worth celebrating a year after the...
EB: Those mysterious and controversial letters on a stone
Two letters, E and B, are bringing an interesting discussion into the Senate hearings on the alleged anomalies of Vice-President Jejomar Binay. They may have...
Kwentong Barbero: Gone President
Barber Egay was back from his sabbatical, sort of. One month away from his scissors and razors. Away for 30 days from our little barangay...
#HLMX: Wala pa ring lupa at hustisya para sa mga magbubukid ng Luisita
by Vencer Crisostomo, first published on Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles. Gugunitain ng bayan ngayong Nobyembre ang ika-sampung taon ng masaker sa Hacienda Luisita. Noong...
Dirty and Foul Hypocrisy
by Dean de la Paz, as originally published on Blog Watch , Philippine Online Chronicles When Benigno Aquino III last visited New York City as...
The food crisis in South Sudan
Half the population of South Sudan is composed of children. It is also facing an imminent famine. This is the simple equation that should give...
Ebola and Pambobola: Both Still Incurable, Dangerous
The Philippines may be thousands of kilometers away from Africa but such distance does not make it any safer from the threat of Ebola. As...
United Arab Emirates: Trapped, Exploited, Abused Migrant Domestic Workers Get Scant Protection
(Manila, October 23, 2014) – Migrant domestic workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are beaten, exploited, and trapped in forced labor situations, Human Rights...
Polite Polity: We Need a “Senator Poe” Approach in All These Hullabaloos
So far, Senator Grace Poe appears to be the saving grace of the embarrassment that is the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines. The...
How to attain social media engagement
Written by Ma. Rachel Yapchiongco, as oriinally posted at the Philippine Online Chronicles Social media has become a potentially powerful tool to boost business. Big...
Noynoying Teacher’s Pay
by Dean de la Paz, as originally posted on Blog Watch, Philippine Online Chronicles Out of sheer disgust, and perhaps some unhealthy doses of disdain,...
Fiscal dictatorship and pork in the 2015 Aquino budget
Written by Jaq Eroles, as originally posted at the Philippine Online Chronicles. After the continuous exposes of corruption and year-long protests against pork barrel and Disbursement...