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...

President Benigno S. Aquino III has endorsed to Congress 13 measures that he wants the legislature to prioritize during its next regular session. The long-awaited Freedom of Information (FOI) Act that has been pending before Congress for the past 14...

Thai authorities arrested a recent university graduate under Thailand's lese majeste law that prohibits citizens from saying anything critical about the Thai monarchy. The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) identified the graduate as Norawase...

A regional trial court in Ilocos Sur court has ordered the arraignment of five editors and reporters of the news online magazine Newsbreak in connection with a libel complaint filed by incumbent Ilocos Sur Governor Luis "Chavit" Singson. The complaint...

Why does the Philippines need a Freedom of Information (FOI) law, and what is keeping Congress from passing one? These are among some of the issues addressed in a special episode of Investigative Documentaries, a documentary program aired by GMANewsTV,...

A Burmese hip hop artist known for the pro-democracy themes in his songs has been banned from performing during a charity concert scheduled for Saturday, August 6, in Rangoon, according to Mizzima news, a news organization run by exiled Burmese...

Metro Manila-based officials like to think of themselves as among the most progressive and liberal politicians in the country, as the Metro is the home to the national government and most other democratic institutions. But in a survey conducted by interns...