Motives, social media and the World Bank leakage
Reading the World BanK Report regarding Supreme Court’s Judicial Reform Support Project(JRSP) (criticizing Chief Justice Renato Corona and Court Aministrator Midas Marquez) didn’t feel right....
#CJTrialWatch: Your role as Filipino Citizens
I will be using the hashtag #CJTrialWatch to ensure that citizens get a multiplicity of ideas and perspectives of the impeachment trial. Let me share...
Video & transcript: Speech of Chief Justice Renato Corona at the Supreme Court before trial #CJtrialWatch
‘Walang atrasan ‘to,’ Chief Justice Corona said before the first day of the impeachment trial at the Senate started. Here is his speech in two...
SC, CA, judiciary score perfect zero on SALNs
— Malou Mangahas, PCIJ, January 2012 That’s the score of the so-called “Gods of Padre Faura” – the justices of the Supreme Court – as...
A Primer on the New Rules of Procedure Governing Impeachment Trials in the Senate of the Philippines
Photo credits: edangara.com By: ATTY. AMADO F. MARALIT, LLM, MPA, CEO VI (Senate Parliamentary Counselor) 1. What should the Senate do upon receipt of articles...
Regarding Ms. Valte @abi_valte via @pcijdotorg
This press statement is from PCIJ Regarding Ms. Valte www.pcij.org/blog 12 January 2012 “HOW IRRESPONSIBLE,” Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail R. de la Fuente-Valte said on...
Download essay: “It’s the Economy, Student” by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, PHD
via Interaksyon Arroyo twits former student Aquino for ‘vacuum of vision, leadership’ “The momentum inherited by President Aquino from my administration is slowing down, and...
Akbayan on the SALN of Congressional Representatives
This is a press statement from Akbayan. “Akbayan has always been transparent especially with respect to ensuring the people’s access to our sworn statements of...
The Philippines through blue eyes: Philippine Class Structure
By Joe America My thanks to journalist and blogger manuelbuencamino for the title of this series of articles, “The Philippines through Blue Eyes”. The...
SC justices, Ombudsman, House keep SALNs secret
Accused, accusers mock asset records law SC justices, Ombudsman, House keep SALNs secret By Malou Mangahas Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism IN ONE of the...
Civil society group: Corona should ‘do a Merci’
This is a press statement from Akbayan The Bantay Gloria Network today said that with Chief Justice Renato Corona hounded by serious charges of amassing...
Reactions: Terror Plot on Black Nazarene feast
Photo: The Black Nazarene Procession (Photo by Denvie Balidoy) manilagateway.com President Benigno Aquino III said during a press conference on Sunday that the government had...
How to make your own #ItsMoreFunInThePhilippines Meme
The response of most netizens have been overwhelming and enthusiastic that creative ways of showing how #itsmorefuninthePhilippines are being displayed here. You can also do...
CJ Corona and his PhD
By Arpee Lazaro While many of us have been joining the bandwagon and proclaiming strong expletives against Chief Justice Corona, some of us just want...
Video: Understanding democracy and the rule of law
“A lie told often enough becomes truth” Vladimir Lenin I discovered this video on HACIENDA FILIPINAS: PATAY KANG BATA KA! by PinoyMonkeyPride that explains how...