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...
Video: Entertaining parody on Dumb ways to vote #juanvote
Dumb Ways to Vote is a three-minute animated video on Philippine electoral candidates. It is an entertaining parody on the qualifications of politicians who keep...
#JusticeForJennifer: Aquino gov’t lawyering for US soldier
What a shame. The Aquino government has again betrayed national sovereignty by lawyering for the US in the murder of transgendered woman Jennifer Laude. The...
Nognog vs. Noynoy: The Best Thing that Ever Happened in Recent Philippine Politics
Finally, “Binay takes a swing at Aquino.” This is arguably the best thing that ever happened in recent Philippine political history. We expected it but...
Hacienda Binay? Hacienda ba kamo? Probe Aquino’s Luisita!
Since the Senate is into “haciendas” recently, it is now time for them to look into the state of no less than the president’s 6453-hectare Hacienda Luisita...