Archive for September, 2007

FOR some in civil-society groups, the impeachment case against Commission on Elections Chairman Benjamin Abalos Sr. will be a problem that will remain in the confines of Intramuros, where the poll body's office is located. It won’t cross over to...

THE military crackdown in Burma (renamed Myanmar by the ruling military junta in 1989) was bound to happen. For almost six weeks, the Burmese people have been staging marches against the debilitating effects of a five-fold fuel price hike in August....

FOR a public official who is no less the head of the independent constitutional body tasked with safeguarding the sanctity of our elections, Benjamin Abalos Sr. seemingly continues to behave like the seasoned politician that he is. Testifying for the...

BAGUIO CITY -- Investigative journalists should be aware of their legal rights, says Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) chairperson Jose Manuel Diokno. Diokno gave a lecture on legal concerns in investigative journalism during a four-day training on...

THE jeepney may be the king of the road, but it is also responsible for toxic fumes that cause global warming. Now, a new kind of jeepney is being pushed as the first phase of a climate-friendly cities campaign by Green and Renewable Independent Power...

September 23, 2007 · Posted in: Environment Watch, i Report Features

Cheap and greenish

HAVING a scandal-free run is probably on the wish list of every administration, but in this age of scandalous oil prices, so too is developing an alternative fuel that will finally free the country from dependence on imported petrol. Fortunately for...

September 23, 2007 · Posted in: Environment Watch, i Report Features

Power and poisons

THEY don’t necessarily go together, although today’s political scene certainly has them looking like a tightly intertwined tandem. But it’s actually energy and all sorts of toxic substances that i Report will be tackling for the rest of September...