February 6, 2015 | In: 2004 Electoral Fraud, Arroyo Impeachment, Civil Society, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, Gloriagate, Governance, In the News, Investigative Reports
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August 25, 2014 | In: 2004 Electoral Fraud, Charter Change, Civil Society, Comelec Watch, Congress Watch, In the News, Noynoy Watch
THE PEOPLE’S initiative versus the pork barrel might fail if the current Commission on Elections will count the votes during a referendum for the approval of a law that would ban the fund. This was the warning of Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz, one...
July 25, 2014 | In: 2004 Electoral Fraud, Access to Information, Civil Society, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Human Rights, In the News
MALACANANG on Friday renewed its commitment to ensure the passage of the long-delayed Freedom of Information (FOI) bill before the term of President Benigno S. Aquino III's term ends in 2016, claiming the final FOI version would have even more unique...
November 30, 2008 | In: 2004 Electoral Fraud, Arroyo Impeachment, Congress Watch
WITH delicadeza just so easily dispensed with, the fourth impeachment complaint against Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was junked last week and goes to a plenary vote this Tuesday. But it is unlikely that enough votes will be garnered to overturn the House of...
October 27, 2008 | In: 2004 Electoral Fraud, Congress Watch, Governance, In the News
IT is not likely that Jocelyn 'Joc-Joc' Bolante will be arrested by government agents when he finally arrives in the country anytime this week after being deported from the U.S. (Some reports expect his arrival tomorrow at around 11 p.m. aboard a...
September 17, 2008 | In: 2004 Electoral Fraud, Congress Watch, Governance
THE proposed P1.415-trillion national budget for 2009, once ratified, is going to be the biggest amount allocated for government in the country’s fiscal history. Compared to this year’s P1.227-trillion budget, the amount represents a 15-percent...
September 2, 2008 | In: 2004 Electoral Fraud, Cross Border, Gloriagate, Governance
IT'S already strike three for former agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn 'Joc-Joc' Bolante in his legal battle seeking political asylum in the U.S. This is after the U.S. Court of Appeals recently denied his petition for asylum, upholding the earlier...
