Join us at a webinar on “Countering Infodemics in this Pandemic”, December 14
You are invited to a webinar on “Countering Infodemics in this Pandemic” to be mounted by the European Union, on Dec 14, 4-6 pm Interested...
The power of social media during natural calamities
Two calamity-specific hashtags have been adopted after Tropical Storm “Ondoy” (international name: “Ketsana”): #RescuePH, which is used when someone needs rescuing or has knowledge of...
Build consumer confidence in the Ingat Angat campaign
Are you confident in returning to your daily activities outside your homes while practicing health and safety protocols? More than 30 of the country’s biggest...
Fighting negative historical revisionism
September 23 marks the real anniversary of Martial Law, while September 21 is the fake one. John Nery mentioned in his column that “the Marcos...
Helping ourselves, helping our community
Helping ourselves, helping our community was first published at the Sunday Business & IT on August 23, 2020 You and I are in this long...
Defining a policy framework to respond to infodemics
First published on Sunday Business & IT, August 2, 2020. As early as February this year, the World Health Organization (WHO) dubbed the coronavirus disease...
Public’s right to know in the fight vs Covid-19
If not for the huge validation backlog, the Philippines would soon be on its way to having the most number of confirmed cases of the...
Statement on sanitized speech of Duterte in Sulu
Here is a statement on the sanitized speech of President Duterte which was uploaded in the PCOO website. I signed along with media and individuals....
FOI Under Quarantine
Confusing, scant, missing, denied info on programs, contracts, subsidy funds By The Right to Know, Right Now! Coalition FOR 15 weeks running, from March 29...
Pause. #TakeCareBeforeYouShare . The fight against #COVID19 is also a fight against misinformation.
On World Social Media Day on June 30, the United Nations expressed its hope to reach billions of social media users with this new message...
I hold the line with Maria Ressa et. al.
I stand with Maria Ressa , Rey Santos & Rappler . The guilty verdict vs. Maria Ressa and Reynaldo Santos Jr. is an attack against...
What every citizen needs to know about the Anti-Terror Bill
(Editor’s note: “What Every Citizen Needs To Know About The Anti-Terror Bill” was first published on Facebook and Twitter. You can download House Bill 6875...
[Joint Statement] We Reject the Terror Bill
Why do our government officials always think law and order, peace and security can be realized only at the expense of our rights? We, journalists,...
World Press Freedom Day Report: State of Media Freedom in PH
State of Media Freedom in PH World Press Freedom Day Report May 3, 2020 A Joint Report by the Freedom for Media, Freedom for...
Filipinos are enterprising in the time of Covid-19 pandemic
Micro-Entrepreneurship thrives during this COVID-19 enhanced community quarantine period My sister, Noemi Lardizabal-Dado, lives in a gated community in Pasig City. The residents cannot get out...