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Keeping an eye on Aquino’s commitment to change

The new administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III begins with an extremely high trust rating of 88 percent – higher than any of the
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[Advocates Desk] Open Letter to GMA’s Midnight Appointees

The start of a new Presidency with a clear and legitimate mandate from our people is an opportunity to re-build and re-affirm our unity as ...
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[Citizen Journalism] She's charming

Perhaps through a rose colored glass strewn with pictures of angels and fanciful things, we can look at our dear President's 10 year career in ...
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[Citizen Journalism] Voting for real public servants to get rid of those who just abuse their power

The idea of voting for politicians within a democracy has a number of underlying assumptions. One is that the politicians we vote for represent our ...
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[Citizen Journalism] Notes from my Experience as a Newly-Registered Vote

Three days ago (Thursday), I went to the Quezon City Hall with Pepi, Cars, Drew and Karla to get myself registered for the 2010 national ...
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[Citizen Journalism] Wandering in unknown territory: What lies ahead for the 2010 automated elections?

Automated elections for the country have been in the agenda of Congress since 1994, two years before the 1996 gubernatorial elections of the Autonomous Region ...
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[Citizen Journalism] Youth camp in Mindanao (updated)

The Ayala Foundation, Inc. endeavors to form young Mindanaoans into leaders committed to building peace, uplifting their families and communities and to serving our country. ...
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[Citizen Journalism] Gusto kong Magparehistro. Gusto kong Bumoto

Manila, Philippines - The Youth Vote (Yvote) Philippines, in its commitment of getting the youth involved in the 2010 National Election will be launching the ...
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[Advocates Desk] NAMFREL on the spate of recent politically motivated violence and Maguindanao Massacre

The National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL) strongly condemns the brutal politically motivated killings in Maguindanao of political supporters and journalists. ...
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[Citizen Journalism] Gaano ka ka-sigurado na makakaboto ka sa 2010?

Are you aware that the deadline for COMELEC registration is cut short from December to October this year? ...
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Finally, Some Good News

Note: This online column will appear regularly. For its title, Dean Tony acknowledges Malcolm Gladwell who, in his book The Tipping Point, defined "connectors"

A Crisis, An Opportunity

Two days before the torture video was made public, I was conferring with a colleague and an official of the Aquino administration essentially offering assistance

Media and the Manila Hostage Crisis

Once again, the media is in the media. After audiences worldwide were treated to ringside seat views of the drama as it unfolded last Monday,

Killers, the Police and the State

The main function of the State is to protect the citizens’ right to life, right to private property, and right to liberty. When people have

The Ground Zero Mosque Controversy: Nativist Aversion to the Unfamiliar

The intuitive reaction to the proposed mosque near Ground Zero is understandably negative. Why build a Muslim place of worship next to a site

COMING HOME FOR P-NOY: Tales from the 2010 Inauguration

My wife and I came to Manila last June 27, 2010, to attend the inauguration of President-Elect Benigno Aquino III as the 15th President of

Brain Gain

In the 1970's, the phenomenon that is international migrant work started to become most palpable to us who are in their late 30's and 40-somethings

Rep. JV Ejercito : Be Heedful of Alvarez’s claims

San Juan City Representative JV Ejercito today urged the Filipino people to be heedful of Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez’s claims of fully ‘revamping’ the bureaucracy,

REVOLVING DOORS

Reputation and credibility are very important for media practitioners. They live and build a career on these two elements. What happens then to

Using Smart Power

The approval of the $434 million Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant for development projects in the Philippines is a clear indication of America’s trust or
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