PNoy still unhappy with FOI bills; ‘sounds good, but prone to abuse’ on Sep 30, 2011 in General President Benigno S. Aquino III virtually shot down hopes for the immediate passage of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) on Thursday night, saying he was not ready to support any of the existing versions of the bill because of fears that the measu...
Poverty and dynasties: The chicken or the egg? on Sep 29, 2011 in General by Ed Lingao DO DYNASTIES love poverty, or does poverty love dynasties? And with so much political and economic inequality in the Philippines, are dynasties the cause, or the effect? An ambitious study conducted by a policy think tank among members o...
The Irony of ‘Open’ on Sep 22, 2011 in General by Malou Mangahas VERY soon, President Benigno S. ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III would be on his way home from New York where he delivered the keynote address at “The Power of Open: A Global Discussion,” of the US-initiated Open Government Partnership (...
Int’l FOI advocates ask: Where’s PH’s FOI law? on Sep 20, 2011 in General AN INTERNATIONAL network of freedom of information (FOI) advocates has noted with concern the failure of President Benigno S. Aquino III to make a clear and firm stand on freedom of information legislation that remains pending before the Philippine C...
Court clears arrest warrant for Esperat slay suspects on Sep 19, 2011 in General by The Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility THE TRIAL of the alleged masterminds in the killing of journalist Marlene Esperat will resume as the 21st division of the Philippine Court of Appeals (CA) – Mindanao station denied their petiti...
‘Long on promises, short on political will’ on Sep 16, 2011 in General The following is a statement by the Right to Know, Right Now! Coalition on the Philippine Government’s refusal to prioritize the Freedom of Information Bill. The statement was issued just a few days before President Benigno S. Aquino III delive...
PCIJ joins SEAPA appeal for release of Burma VJ on Sep 8, 2011 in General The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) joins the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) it its appeal to the Burmese government to release a group of journalists who were imprisoned for merely doing their job of covering events in...
Indonesian court jails radio station manager on Sep 8, 2011 in General The international media group Reporters Without Borders has condemned the six month prison sentence imposed by an Indonesian court on a radio station manager, calling the sentence “disproportionate” and “politically motivated.”...
Tales of the Amazonas on Sep 4, 2011 in General by Jessa Jarilla THEY risked life and limb and left their homes and families to become part of one of the most significant peasant movements in Philippine history. Yet not only have their contributions to that movement been often overlooked, they h...
PNoy defaults on FOI: problem or solution? on Aug 17, 2011 in General Is the President still part of the solution, or is he now part of the problem? Advocates of the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill raised this question after Malacanang again failed to include the FOI bill in its list of priority measures during the L...
