Why Comelec should disqualify Akbayan
In February 2010, a statement was sent to the media calling for the disqualification of “Palace-backed party-lists.” According to the statement, packing the party-list contenders...
Download #juanvote election monitoring Android app via @instapatrol
The #juanvote was the first social media coverage by citizens in the 2010 elections. We will use the same hashtag for the 2013 elections. To...
#epalwatch: Stop construction on a historical site in Krus na Ligas, UP Diliman
BREAKING NEWS!!! From Mae Paner October 29, 2012 “Dr. Maris Diokno of the National Historical Institute (NHI) has ordered na ipatigil ang construction ng Belmonte...
Farmers may pay the price for ASEAN economic growth
via Oxfam Philippines As foreign and private investments in agriculture continue to swell in Southeast Asia, the irony isn’t lost on its small farmers. “Instead...
Election 2013: Horizontal and Vertical Expansion of Political Dynasties #PHpoliticaldynasty
Issue Analysis No. 08 Series of 2012 By the Policy Study, Publication, and Advocacy (PSPA) Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) October 3, 2012...
Project NOAH for Android (Public BETA)
Download the Project Noah app Smart Communications, Inc. and the Department of Science and technology (DOST) jointly launched last October 17 the mobile app of...
Statement of Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail F. Valte on the canonization of Blessed Pedro Calungsod
On October 21, 2012, the Catholic world comes together as Pope Benedict XVI proclaims Blessed Pedro Calungsod as Saint of the Catholic Church. This is...
President Aquino Should Sign Landmark Disappearances Law
Break With Past Administrations, Show Regional Leadership (New York, October 18, 2012) – President Benigno Aquino III should sign into law a bill criminalizing enforced...
Women farmers demand more support for local women’s produce
Women’s Market 2012 held at Quezon City Hall Plaza Women farmers and fishers from various regions of Luzon came together on World Food Day calling...
DepEd @deped_ph Child Protection Policy (DepEd Order No. 40, Series 2012).
Contact for incidents at [email protected] Here’s a quick look at the principles that govern the DepEd Child Protection Policy (DepEd Order No. 40, s 2012)....
Netizens on “Red Alert” after Supreme Court’s TRO
This is a press statement from the Foundation for Media Alternatives and PIFA Some bloggers demand apology from Palace for “threatening democracy” Manila, Philippines –...
Crowdsourcing Act allows people to participate online
Senator Teofisto “TG” Guingona III has filed Senate Bill No. 3300, otherwise known as “The Crowdsourcing Act of 2012.” The bill allows people to comment...
Appeal to Supreme Court of the Philippine Republic: Support “Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012”
This is a press statement from R-I-S-E (Responsible Internet Social Empowerment) Dear Honorable Supreme Court Justices, In today’s battle against cybercriminals, we affirm our sincere...
Philippine Internet Freedom Alliance on TRO: Remain vigilant & protect this temporary victory
PIFA lauds SC for TRO vs Cyber Martial Law (Read copy of en banc TRO below) The Philippine Internet Freedom Alliance (PIFA) lauds the Supreme...
Double Talk on Citizen’s Rights: Abridging Freedom of Expression, Reneging on Freedom of Information
This is a report by the Institute for Freedom of Information (iFOI), a project of the Action for Economic Reforms and the Philippine Center for...