February 27, 2013 | In: 2013 Elections, Access to Information, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Noynoy Watch, The Internet
TRANSPARENCY TRUE OR FALSE? Real or reel? Is the Aquino administration fully committed in theory as much as in practice in fulfilling its promises to achieve transparency, accountability, and good governance? But what about its failure to lead the...
February 16, 2013 | In: Access to Information, Cross Border, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, The Internet
THE PHILIPPINES is well on her way to joining a roll of dishonor of nations in Southeast Asia that are restricting online freedom. That is, if President Aquino should insist on enforcing the much-criticized Cybercrime Prevention Act. It is not a...
December 10, 2012 | In: Access to Information, Freedom of Information, General, Media, Science and Technology, The Internet
BAD TIMING for a bad law? As the world marked International Human Rights Day, Dec. 10, the government of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III asked the Supreme Court to lift the temporary restraining order (TRO) it issued in October against Republic Act...
April 23, 2011 | In: Cross Border, Free Expression - Asia, Media, The Internet
(Source: Mizzima News) Burma’s xenophobic military-dominated government enforces a strictly Orwellian regime of politicized censorship in order to control and restrict the Burmese people’s freedom of expression and access to information via the...
March 21, 2011 | In: Cross Border, Free Expression - Asia, In the News, The Internet
Filipino fans that have caught the Azkals fever have been disappointed over the details of the coverage of the Philippine national team’s games in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge Cup qualifiers, which kick off today in Rangoon. The...
November 12, 2010 | In: Health Issues, The Internet
Back in the eighties, there was this popular TV ad featuring a pre-“Ms. Saigon” Lea Salonga (complete with shoulder pads and teased hair) and the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo (whose youngest member was an almost pre-pubescent and likewise...
January 30, 2010 | In: Governance, In the News, Media, The Internet
CRITICS of blogging and the Internet often characterize the medium as a virtual “wild, wild West,” a place where any schmuck could make anything up with no consequences. But the latter has been proven wrong, and not only with posts or sites containing...
