September 15, 2015 · Posted in: General
Reprinted from The Manila Times. - THIS has reference to the article written by Ms. Malou Mangahas, and Misters Fernando Cabigao and Vino Lucero entitled, “Tesda’s Billions: Rules don’t apply in PDAF-funded seminars” published in your paper...
September 14, 2015 · Posted in: Access to Information, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, Media, Peace and Conflict, The Internet
THE MILITARY in Thailand arrested on Sunday a prominent reporter and columnist of The Nation newspaper daily for "attitude adjustment." In a statement, Reporters Without Borders (RWB) called for immediate release of Pravit Rojanaphruk, who has...
September 11, 2015 · Posted in: 2016 Elections, Access to Information, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Freedom of Information, Governance, Investigative Reports, Jejomar C Binay, Money Politics, Noynoy Watch
THE PHILIPPINES scored 64, on a scale of 0 to 100, for transparency of eight budget documents in the latest Open Budget Survey (OBS) 2015, a report on 102 countries in the world. This piece of good news comes, however, with findings of weakness in...
