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...
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?...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...