Japanese university offers scholarships for Filipino students
A renowned international university in Japan is aggressively recruiting Filipino students and beefing up its international student profile. Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) will provide...
Tweets & photos as Typhoon Pedring lashes Luzon
Typhoon Pedring “made landfall in northeastern Luzon early Tuesday morning, but PAGASA advised that nearly all of Luzon is affected by the typhoon’s winds and...
Philippine Draft Action Plan 2012 for the Open Government Partnership
Note on Status (as of 15 September 2011): this is a working draft of the Philippine Government Action Plan for the Open Government Partnership (OGP)....
Online news now one of trusted channels of information
Via eon.com.ph Among different stakeholder groups, Filipinos trust the Church and media the most, according to The Philippine Trust Index, the first-ever quantitative study on the...
Irish lawmaker concludes Mindanao Peace Process volunteering placement
“There is a clear thirst for peace,” Deputy Dominic Hannigan TD, Member of Parliament of Ireland, shared this observation in relation to the public’s attitude...
List of the best and worst places to be a woman
Newsweek examined five measures that affect women’s lives. Of 165 countries, these 10 earned top marks in factors from health care to political power. We...
TORTURE: A Preliminary Look at Brutality and Its Effects Under the Marcos Dictatorship (1972-1986)
Michael Charleston B. Chua (@Xiao_Chua on Twitter) shares his study “TORTURE: A Preliminary Look at Brutality and Its Effects Under the Marcos Dictatorship 1972-1986” as...
Save the Children’s 2011 Mothers’ Index
Save the Children’s twelfth annual Mothers’ Index compares the well-being of mothers and children in 164 countries – more than in any previous year. The...
Anti-Planking Act of 2011 filed by Rep. Winnie Castelo
Rep Winnie Castelo denounced planking in street protest action. Rep. Castelo feared “that planking will be used as a template of subsequent street rallies or...
Reactions on @dawende and @abi_valte tweets on transport strike
@jcmaningat alerted me to the tweet exchanges of Presidential spokeperson Edwin Lacierda and Abi Valte on the September 19 transport strike . “If the tweets...
Photos: President Benigno Simeon Aquino III arrives in New York
NEW YORK CITY – Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III arrives at the Teterboro Airport, New York for his Working Visit to the United States...
Senator Koko Pimentel @TeamSenKoko tweets to discuss about #RHBill
One lazy sunday afternoon, I collated statistics: 5-6 pro RH Bill senators, 5 anti RH Bill senators , and 12 undecided senators. Just a week...
Want to be on ANC? Submit your videos to Mulat Pinoy’s “We Are RH” video contest
Amateur filmmakers are invited to submit short films on reproductive health. Do you wish your videos were on TV instead of YouTube? Are you a...
Ang sistema ay hindi perpekto
Sa hirap maghanap ng trabaho sa ngayon at sa hirap na nararanasan ng mayorya nating mga kababayan, hindi maisasaisang tabi ang pangangailanagang dapat na mabayaran...
Contact the Senators about the #RHBill. Here is a list
The Reproductive Health Bill is too close to call. Indeed, the battle lines are drawn and so far the scores are pretty even”. A large...