#ThisHappened : one of the top Twitter global news-related hashtags in 2019 is #ClimateStrike
What were the year’s hot issues on Twitter? Every year, Twitter releases #ThisHappened, the most tweeted hashtags. Trending moments in the Philippines were in entertainment,...
Tomorrow is judgment day by the court on the Ampatuan Massacre.
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) shares the Ampatuan Massacre: Summary of Case Trial, by the CMFR; https://pcij.org/article/3503/the-ampatuan-massacre-summary-of-case-trial * Below A playlist of documentaries produced...
#HRinHR is Application of Human Rights in Business
this article first appeared at #IAmHR, republished with permission. #HRinHR is a program that will help Human Resource professionals in improving their company’s strategic policies,...
The State of Media Freedom in PH, a report to mark #HumanRightsDay
The State of Media Freedom in PH: Red-tagging, intimidation vs. press: Du30, state agents behind 69 cases A report released by the Freedom for Media,...
A national plan that provides a framework for the safety of journalists is launched by multi-stakeholders
On the eve of the 10th year anniversary of the Maguindanao massacre, journalists and other stakeholders came together to witness the launch of the Philippine...
#RespetoNaman marks 1st anniversary of advocating vs gender-based violence
Campaign to provide stronger support and prevention mechanisms on its 2nd year The nationwide campaign #RespetoNaman is marking its first year of raising awareness...
In defense of the Hong Kong student protesters
Contributed by Jose Mario de Vega IN DEFENSE OF THE STUDENT PROTESTERS: Carrie Lam’s Mask Ban, the Repudiation of the Hong Kong Court and the...
How Google fights disinformation on YouTube
First published at the Sunday Times & IT , November 10, 2019 The words “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “fake news” mean different things to different people. Google...
#HongKongProtests: In Solidarity to the Brave Hong Kong People
Contributed by Jose Mario De Vega I am writing as a humanist and a member of the international community in order to bring to the...
FULL TEXT: Retired SC Justice Antonio Carpio delivers keynote address at a forum on the West Philippine Sea
Speaking for the first time after retiring from the Supreme Court, Justice Antonio T. Carpio delivered the keynote address at a forum on a Code...
FULL TEXT: Amb. Albert del Rosario’s opening remarks in a forum on a code of conduct in the West Philippine Sea
At a recent forum organized by the Stratbase ADR Institute with the theme “ASEAN 2019: Advancing Partnerships in Promoting Peace, Security, Stability, and a Code...
#CoveringClimateNow and social movements, #FridaysForFuture and #ExtinctionRebellion
“Nature, you cannot play tricks with nature. Nature strikes back and we are seeing nature striking back and this is a very serious problem,” said...
How protest technology is being used by the leaderless movement in Hong Kong
Originally published at Manila Times, Sunday Business and IT, September 15, 2019 After the failure of the Umbrella Revolution in 2014, Hong Kong (HK)...
Hongkong activist Joshua Wong on their cause on democracy #StandWithHongkong
The opportunity to meet Hongkong’s pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong at the Humboldt University on September 11 was just too good to pass up. The “Germany...
That thing called….delicadeza
If you look it up in different dictionaries, you will get its literal meaning. Delicadeza, a Spanish word that has found its way to the...