May 4, 2018 | In: Access to Information, Bangsamoro, Civil Society, Drugs & Crime, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Human Rights, In the News, Journalist Killings, Local Government, Maguindanao Massacre, Mamasapano, Martial Law, Media, Peace and Conflict, Rodrigo R. Duterte, State of Emergency
Reflections of a TV correspondent
I HAVE BEEN covering conflicts for over 20 years both here and abroad. I thought i’ve seen it all.
Then came the battle for Marawi.
At first it was just like the all-out war versus the MILF (Moro Islamic...
June 30, 2016 | In: 2016 Elections, Access to Information, Bangsamoro, Civil Society, Duterte, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Journalist Killings, Local Government, Media
By Carolyn O. Arguillas/MindaNews
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 29 June) -- Days before President-elect Rodrigo Roa Duterte declared a boycott of the media on June 2, 2016, MindaNews had asked the first Mindanawon to govern this country of 100.98...
March 15, 2016 | In: 2016 Elections, Bangsamoro, Campaign Finance, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Data Journalism, Freedom of Information, Governance, Internet, Investigative Reports, Mamasapano, Media, Money Politics, Noynoy Watch, Peace and Conflict
By Davinci Maru, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
THEY MAY be fewer and weaker but their right to vote is just as important as that all voters share.
Their sorry situation is a context for the May 2016 elections. In large measure,...
July 28, 2015 | In: 2016 Elections, Access to Information, Bangsamoro, Campaign Finance, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Freedom of Information, Governance, Human Rights, Media, Noynoy Watch
FIVE YEARS AGO as president-elect, Benigno S. Aquino III promised to endorse, support, and push the passage of the Freedom of Information Act.
Five years hence as President, he has spurned his promise.
For over two hours, he delivered his...
June 16, 2015 | In: 2016 Elections, Access to Information, Bangsamoro, Charter Change, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Freedom of Information, Governance, Human Rights, Maguindanao Massacre, Mamasapano, Noynoy Watch, Peace and Conflict
By Cong B. Corrales
REMEMBER thy father's mistakes, do right by the Moro people.
This, according to supporters of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), are lessons that Sen. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. might do well to remember before thrashing the...
May 23, 2015 | In: 2016 Elections, Access to Information, Bangsamoro, Campaign Finance, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, Governance, Human Rights, Media, Noynoy Watch
THE House of Representatives should not waste a day longer and act with dispatch on the Freedom of Information bill.
In fact, what the House needs to do at this time, with Congress set to go on recess on June 12, is to put the FOI bill on top priority,...
May 8, 2015 | In: 2016 Elections, Bangsamoro, Civil Society, Culture, Governance, Human Rights, Local Government, Maguindanao Massacre, Mamasapano, Noynoy Watch
By Cong B. Corrales
A WEAK AND EFFETE Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) will be like giving the Bangsamoro people "a house without a roof" or "plates without food."
This was how peace advocates from Mindanao and Manila responded to recent statements by...
