Don’t ruin the Rizal Park sightline! Stop the Torre de Manila project!
Change.org|Online Petition Template Don’t ruin the Rizal Park sightline! Stop the Torre de Manila project! Sign the petition. What the National Cultural Heritage Act of...
#JBCwatch: Who is Atty. Raul Pangalangan ? Is he the next Chief Justice?
Notes via Leslie Flores of the Transparency and Accountability Network ATTY. RAUL PANGALANGAN. Former UP College of Law Dean Raul Pangalangan was the last of...
#epalwatch: Citizens’ response to epal public servants
It is no secret that citizens have long loathed the habit by public servants of creatively disguising attributions to their selves in the form of...
Philippines: Obama Should Press Aquino to Tackle Abuses
Justice Remains Elusive for Victims of Past Abuses (Washington, DC, June 7, 2012) – US President Barack Obama should press Philippine President Benigno Aquino III...
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?...