March 11, 2013 · Posted in: Access to Information, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, Human Rights
AFTER a much-hyped "spring" of freedom, is democratization slipping back to "winter" in Myanmar? Journalists and international groups on Monday expressed grave concerns and sharp criticism of a draft Printers and Publishing Enterprise Law (PPEL) that...
March 8, 2013 · Posted in: 2013 Elections, Access to Information, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Health Issues, In the News, Noynoy Watch
by Edz dela Cruz POOR COMMUNITIES covered by the government's Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) program are registering higher attendance in schools than communities that are not part of the program, says the Department of Social Welfare and...
March 7, 2013 · Posted in: 2010 Elections, 2013 Elections, Civil Society, Congress Watch, General, Governance
MORE AND MORE political dynasties are getting "fat," and more and more dynasties that are already fat are getting even fatter. This in sum is one of the major findings of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Policy Center in its latest study on the...
March 1, 2013 · Posted in: Access to Information, Arroyo Impeachment, Freedom of Information, Governance, Media, Noynoy Watch, Paper Chase
IT'S A RACKET that has not been busted from 10 years ago, and lingers on to this day. A number of congressmen and senators have set up or hand-picked bogus and favored NGOs (nongovernment organizations) to serve as vassals of their pork barrel, or what...
March 1, 2013 · Posted in: Access to Information, Cross Border, Free Expression - Asia, Human Rights
THE HLUTTAW or Parliament of supposedly democratizing Myanmar recently voted to investigate a blogger for writing an article that allegedly "dishonored" the legislators. The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA), a network of independent media...
