Tag: congress

Why independence of Congress is important now more than ever

March 9, 2017

There are three branches of the government in the Philippines. They were established as independent bodies for the purpose of checks and balances. If one...

How a bill becomes a law

February 10, 2011

Senator Pia Cayetano says that even of the President does not include the Reproductive Health Bill in his priority measures, she will still continue on....

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BlogWatch receives the “Best Story” Award for the First Data Journalism PH 2015 from the Open Knowledge Foundation and Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism for their story on “Aid Monitoring: Citizens’ Initial Efforts in the Wake of Typhoon Yolanda” . Forbes Philippines also received the same award.