Advocates laud end of RH debate in the Senate
Reproductive Health (RH) bill advocates commend the Senate for finally ending the debate on the proposed measure to give way to the period of amendments....
Photos: @PresidentNoy in the UK photoshoot of #itsMoreFuninthePhilippines
Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III and Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez, Jr., leads the “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” Photoshoot at the Intercontinental London...
Support for ICC Judge Miriam Santiago @senmiriam
To the International Criminal Court (ICC) We, the undersigned respectfully submit our declaration of support for Dr. Miriam Santiago on her successful election to the...
Sen. @piacayetano : After 1 year of debates, RH Bill hurdles period of interpellation, moves on to amendments
Slowly but surely, the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) Bill is moving forward in the Senate. After nearly one year of plenary debates, the chamber on...
#FOInow: Advocates pushing for the passage of FOI bill, laud plenary endorsement in Senate
Following the Senate plenary endorsement on Monday, a coalition pushing for the passage of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill has dared the House of...
Honasan on the FOI Bill , the Senate Bill 3208 or POGI Act of 2012
“only when people are empowered with information can there be genuine democracy” Senator Gringo Honasan Sen. Honasan sponsored the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill or...
Sen. @piacayetano bats for ‘smoke-free schools’ for 21.5M students as classes reopen
Senator Pia S. Cayetano has called for the stricter enforcement of no-smoking regulations in all public and private schools across the country as 21.5 million...
Lessons Learned from the Impeachment Trial
by Rick B. Ramos Lesson No.1. Senators will vote along party lines and/or in coalition with other parties and depending whether they are up for...
Actual GDP growth in the PH 1st quarter of 2012 was a moderate 4.31%, not 6.4%
“The 6.4% figure they’ve reported is accurate for what it is, but it only tells one version of the story — think of it in...
Syria Not a Human Rights Issue for the Philippines?
As the photo indicates, the Philippines was the only member of the UN Human Rights Council to be absent during a vote on Friday, June...
Day 44 and the last day of the Corona Impeachment Trial : Judgment day
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIALS – DAY 44, May 29, 2012 THANK YOU, EVERYONE! by Wilfred Avila Why did it take me so long to write this?...
Corona on the night after the verdict
This is a post from Wilfred Avila, a friend of Renato Corona . I removed some names in this post Immediately after the trial, a...
Human Rights Watch Philippines @hrw_ph: On disbandment of Cafgus, paramilitary forces
Regarding the statement made in today’s papers by Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Bautista, the commanding general of the Philippine Army, on the disbandment of the paramilitary forces...
Human Rights Watch @hrw_ph: On killing of Ampatuan massacre witness
Regarding the reported killing of another witness in the Maguindanao massacre case, Elaine Pearson from Human Rights Watch (HRW) would like to make the following...
Read or Download: May 29 Senate Impeachment Court Record and the Verdict
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile explains his guilty verdict for Chief Justice Renato Corona under Article II of the impeachment complaint. Impeachment Court Presiding Officer...