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Last June 3rd to 5th, media experts, new media players, media producers, researchers, journalists, activists and others interested in the rise of new media gathered at the University of Southern California‘s Annenberg School of Communication in Los Angeles for the Beyond Broadcast 2009 conference. Organizers invited this blogger/journalist/activist to speak at the opening plenary session […]
MoreFor the past few months, the House committee on oversight quietly studied how revenue agencies could jack up the proceeds from gazillions of pesos in a new tax to be siphoned off from Filipino cellphone users. In its narrow view, the House panel avers that government is not able to check whether the taxes remitted […]
MoreIn a decision published today at its website, the Supreme Court has opened the doors of Congress to 32 more partylist representatives who fought and won in the 2007 elections. The ruling comes almost two years since the elections and leaves only a year for the new representatives to do their work. This is good […]
MoreLeaders of women’s group Gabriela Network USA, composed of Filipino-Americans and Americans of Filipino descent, have written President Obama about the Philippine rape case involving a US Marine. Among others, the women took exception at the actions and statements made by American officials that may have induced the most recent development: the rape victim has […]
MoreHere’s a roundup of media reports on Barack Obama’s electoral victory to become the 44th US president:
MoreBarack Obama has won the US presidential elections, according to US news networks, becoming the first black US leader.
MoreOver a hundred guests from business, politics, media and other influential sectors have gathered today at SM Mall of Asia for the Election Watch event organized by the US Embassy in Manila.
MoreThe rise of new media and citizen journalism has emboldened some to talk about the demise of the traditional press as we know it.
MoreThose who wonder who snatched Jonas Burgos and James Balao should consider what happened today to veteran labor lawyer and columnist Remigio Saladero. Saladero disappeared this afternoon from his Antipolo home which friends found ransacked. His laptop and the CPU of his desktop computer were missing. His cellphone was unattended.
MoreOnline search leader Google.com celebrates its first decade this weekend, with Associated Press calling the US$150-billion company “the world’s most powerful 10-year old”.
MoreThe intolerable political and economic crisis and our utter lack of faith in those who pretend to be our leaders continue to compel Filipinos to search for new leaders. We want progressive and patriotic leaders who can stand up for our country and in turn inspire us to unity towards common nation-building efforts. As the […]
More41st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting drew to a close Thursday afternoon, and we Filipino journalists found ourselves gathering at the media center for some generous servings of Singaporean food:
MoreHere are photos I took at Saturday’s event held at the Commission on Elections, initiated by Bloggers Kapihan and supported by the Comelec public information department: More photos:
MoreToday is the start of my first foreign assignment for Asahi Shimbun. I’ll be boarding a plane going to Singapore to cover the 41st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and related events there. But before anything else, some observations on our Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1:
MoreHere are photos I took during the picket led by Gabriela at Department of Foreign Affairs in Pasay City. The activists went there to protest, and to sit in a dialogue with a DFA official on the case of Hazel, the Filipina allegedly raped by a US soldier in Okinawa, Japan.
MoreTrade unionists and activists are in mourning today following the death of Crispin Beltran. Fondly called “Ka Bel” by colleagues and the public, Beltran’s service to his people spanned several decades. He championed the Filipino worker in the streets, in Congress and the international scene. Please read this official profile released by from the Kilusang […]
MoreApart from the high-rise buildings and the sprawling malls, there’s another thing to see in Makati: a live stock ticker at Insular Life Building at the corner of Paseo de Roxas and Ayala Avenue. The ticker would show updates from the Philippine Stock Exchange and perhaps some ads. It has been on test broadcast for […]
MoreNow that many young people graduate from college, most or all of them would soon be applying for jobs, left and right. The essentials to jobhunting is the resume. My personal advice is not to buy those one page “biodata” templates. One must also not limit choices to whatever Microsoft Word offers. Design-wise, here are […]
MoreHere’s an analysis of the current situation from the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG), a public policy center established shortly before the May 2004 elections to help promote people empowerment in governance: The outpouring of outrage generated by the abduction and expose’ of Rodolfo Jun Lozada, former president of state corporation Philippine Forest, […]
MoreBy REGINA BENGCO Malaya February 22, 2008 MALACAÑANG yesterday said government would allow its critics to hold a prayer rally on Friday but the justice department would monitor it for seditious statements. “Hintayin natin ang mangyayari. Hindi namin sila pipigilan,” said chief presidential legal counsel Sergio Apostol. Apostol said the government will not suppress the […]
MoreBy ANTHONY IAN CRUZ Malaya February 18, 2008 AFTER moving successfully to scrap new rules on direct-hiring by foreign employers, overseas Filipino workers are now eyeing protests against the imposition of “training fees” of up to P45,000 under President Arroyo’s “supermaids” program. Suspended last week was the implementation of a rule requiring foreign employers to […]
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