The struggles I share with the victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)
by RJ Barrete I grew up in the province of Samar (one of the affected and damaged by typhoon Haiyan), and there I saw how...
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The Presidential Miscommunications Development and No-Planning Office
By Dean de la Paz – Originally posted on Blog Watch at thepoc.net It was unprecedented. The model they copied seemed plagiarized straight out of...
How citizens are tracking #YolandaPH foreign financial aid via #AidMonitorPH
By Carlos Maningat. Originally posted on Blog Watch In the wake of the super typhoon Yolanda’s onslaught that left many provinces in bleak state, staggering...
How to help or volunteer: #yolandPH relief operations #reliefph
How to volunteer for Villamor Air Base’s Nanay Bayanihan Register at the #NanayBayanihan sign up sheet How to volunteer for Oplan Salubong at Camp Aguinaldo...
Corruption, Climate, Congress: Preying on Philippine Resilience and Faith
November 9, 2013 at 3:10am by Prof. Dr. Diane A. Desierto (JSD, Yale) Anyone born, bred, raised, and educated in the Philippines instinctively knows what...
On latest PNoy Speech on Pork Barrel: Nothing Consequential
From Prof BobbyTuazon, CenPEG Policy Studies Director: My take on PNoy’s speech last night (October 30, 2013): There was nothing in the speech that can...
Singapore Continues to be Most Business-Friendly Economy in the World, the Philippines among the Top 10 in Improving Business Regulation
A new World Bank and IFC report finds that Singapore continues to provide the world’s most business-friendly regulatory environment for local entrepreneurs, followed by Hong...
@LENTE_ph on Election offenses, detainee voting & Flying voters #juanvote #BarangayElections2013
A press release from the Legal Network for Truthful Elections (LENTE). It contains updates about the status of the elections including election offenses observed in...
Photos: Earthquake at magnitude 7.2 in Cebu, Bohol & other provinces
Here are some photos curated from twitter and other social media networks of the earthquake damage due to East Bohol Fault. See this storify link....
Room for debate, says #ScrapPork Network says on various calls re #millionpeoplemarch
via the Scrap Pork network (Please click map of the rally venue above) In response to queries stemming from social media “resign” and “impeachment” calls,...
Million People March @ Ayala to bare concrete calls to action
A list of demands for government reforms and concrete calls to action for citizens will highlight the October 4 Million People March @ Ayala. At...
Health advocates propose Pork for Universal Health Care; Hire nurses, doctors, midwives for every barangay
Pork can be good if rechanneled for health. Abolish the pork barrel system and chop the floating Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) to hire more...
FOI advocates demand action by House of Representatives
Today, the world celebrates International Right to Know Day. We are members of the Right to Know. Right Now! Coalition, a network of more than...
Protect Civilians in Southern Fighting – Some 70,000 Displaced; Residents Trapped in Zamboanga Standoff
This is a press release from the Human Rights Watch Philippines (Manila, September 16, 2013) – The Philippine government should take all necessary measures to reduce...
Calendar : #ScrapPork #AbolishPork Activities
Check out the calendar of activities on the anti-pork movement in Metro Manila and provinces. After reading our our unity statement and you decide that...