Archive for September, 2009

Luncheon session. Senator Benigno Aquino III, the only son of former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino and the Philippines’ first woman President Corazon Aquino spoke about "People Power, Elections, and Democracy." Senator Noynoy, as he is more...

This is a live blog on the three-day regional conference held by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism on Peace, Human Rights, Good Governance: East Asian Democracies at the Crossroads at the Asian Institute of Management in celebration of...

September 28, 2009 · Posted in: General

PCIJ seminar: Pushing cross-border journalism

The regional conference on peace, human rights and good governance conducted by the PCIJ opened today at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati City, two days after the nine-hour deluge that is typhoon ‘Ondoy’ that packed rainfall in volume so...

September 28, 2009 · Posted in: General

Scenes from Marikina in Ondoy’s wake

When Tropical Storm Ondoy roared through the country Saturday, no one could have imagined the devastation it would leave behind. After all, meteorologists only raised public storm signal 1, the lowest storm signal, over Metro Manila. As of September 28,...

September 24, 2009 · Posted in: General

PCIJ at 20

Inquirer columnist and PCIJ Board Member Ma. Ceres Doyo reflects on the PCIJ as the Center celebrates its 20th anniversary with a regional conference entitled “Peace, Human Rights, Good Governance: East Asian Democracies at the Crossroads" at the Asian...

by Rowena C. Paraan MA. THERESA Briones thinks it’s bad enough that her father had to spend five years in jail – including two years with hardened criminals – because something he wrote offended someone. But now five libel cases are again...

Early birds be warned - the Supreme Court is strictly interpreting Section 3 of the Omnibus Election Code setting the number of days allowed for the election campaign. Voting 8-7, the High Tribunal disqualified Santa Monica, Surigao del Norte Mayor...