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June 6, 2012 3

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 9-year term ICC Judge position. [read more]

June 6, 2012 0

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 its Tuesday session terminated [read more]

June 4, 2012 1

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 students troop to their classes [read more]

June 3, 2012 0

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 re-election soon or not. Hence, the senators cannot be [read more]

June 3, 2012 1

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 the context of the five blind men and the elephant. ” [read more]

June 2, 2012 0

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 1, in Geneva condemning the grave rights abuses in Syria and [read more]

June 1, 2012 2

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? Simple, I just found it too painful to do so. I still do. But even [read more]

May 31, 2012 0

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 few other friends and I ate a humble dinner together commiserating with [read more]

May 31, 2012 0

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 Cafgu and SCAA, I would [read more]

May 31, 2012 0

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 Enrile’s vote [read more]

May 31, 2012 0

World No Tobacco Day 2012: Stop tobacco industry interference

The World Health Organization (WHO) selected “tobacco industry interference” as the theme of the next World No Tobacco Day, today 31 May 2012. Watch this video. The campaign will focus on [read more]

May 31, 2012 0

Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 passed on final reading

House Bill No. 5808, also known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 was passed by Congress on third and final reading. The bill seeks to define and penalize cybercrime offenses committed in the [read more]

May 31, 2012 0

Progressive bloc of partylist representatives sign waiver on bank secrecy

The progressive bloc of partylist representatives in Congress has signed waivers on their assets and bank accounts in response to the challenge for greater transparency and accountability brought [read more]

May 30, 2012 0

HRW reactions/quotes on UN human rights review of Philippines

Regarding the Philippines government undergoing the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva today, here is a response from Human Rights Watch (HRW). Several countries acknowledged efforts by the [read more]

May 29, 2012 1

The Verdict: Guilty (The End of the Corona Impeachment)

All things came to a close on Day 44 of the Impeachment trial. The Senators gave their votes in alphabetical order, with the Presiding Officer giving the last vote. The Senators also voted in the [read more]