Video: In Solidarity with Ric O’Barry (A short documentary on captive dolphins)
This short documentary follows the week-long visit of activist Richard O’Barry in the Philippines last September 2012. O’Barry, an activist against marine mammal captivity and...
CBCP-NASSA to release findings on Philex disaster on October 2
by Bernie Lopez CBCP-NASSA, which was the source of my article entitled “BREAKING NEWS – PHILEX “LEAK” IS MASSIVE possibly 5 mmt into the agno...
Philex “leak” is massive: News blackout on possible 5 MMT in the Agno River
by Bernie Lopez This article is based on a low-profile field trip of an independent team to the Philex mine site, conducted prior to a...
Online libel is like imposing libel on ordinary conversations #cybercrimelaw
via Rep Teddy A. Casino Party list Representative Teddy Casiño (Bayan Muna) today reiterated his opposition to the recently enacted Cybercrime Law, saying it is...
A youth during Martial Law
I always tell stories to my children about high school and college life during martial law. I was 15 years old when Proclamation 1081 was declared...
The Congress’ ‘Third House’: What Actually Happened to the Cybercrime Bill
Netizens are angry about the enactment of RA 10175, more popularly known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (read full text here) due to...
EXPOSED: Wrong PCOS count to hound 2013 polls! #juanvote
Unlike attention-hungry politicos who banner their faces in time for the 2013 elections, counting errors by Smartmatic’s precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines cannot be...
Anti-epal groups meet with Comelec, app now available for epal-watchers
by Christina Alpad Originally posted at Anti-epal proponents meet with Comelec, app now available for epal-watchers Commission on Elections Chairman Sixto Brillantes reported that they are...
President @noynoyaquino approves CyberCrime Prevention Act
by Christina Alpad Originally posted at Aquino approves Cybercrime Prevention Act President Benigno Aquino III has signed the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, transforming the...
SPOTTED: Endemic Bird Species in La Mesa Ecopark
By: Maibelle Aure Rare bird species flies over urbanized Metro Manila. Known as Ashy Thrush Zoothera cinerea, the bird was discovered by a group of...
The American Food Crisis: Rise of cancer food –fall of health food
by Bernie Lopez The American food crisis is not a crisis of supply. There is abundance. Rather, it is a crisis of contamination. This abundance...
Is the tobacco industry shutting down positive media coverage of the Sin Tax Bill? #sintax
Where are the stories of the Sin tax bill? From September 1 to 10, only 11 stories came out on print media: nine were negative,...
Regressive amendments on Monster Milk Code opposed
Originally posted at Regressive amendments on Milk Code opposed by Miraluna Tacadao Yes, breastmilk is still best for babies. This message was reiterated by the Department...
Youth leaders: “FOI is our issue, too”
In light of the delay in hearing the consolidated Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill in the House of Representatives, youth groups expressed their desire for...
Video & Full Text : Pres. Obama’s Address to the Democratic National Convention #DNC2012
via Wall Street Journal New record political moment on Twitter: @barackobama @ 52,757 Tweets per minute. +9 million Tweets about #DNC2012 via @gov Here is...