Tuesday, 09 August 2011 02:22

Written by Danilo Araña Arao

Tags: Subtext

International Relations students from the Lyceum of the Philippines University emailed questions on the culture of blaming in Philippine society. I think my answers are worth sharing to a broader audience as I tried to highlight the misuse of social media these past few days and a news media organization’s responsibility due to the resulting case of cyber-bullying.

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Tuesday, 02 August 2011 03:42

Written by Danilo Araña Arao

Tags: Subtext

Unless the Aquino administration adopts the “Bayan Muna version,” I cannot find any reason to support current government initiatives to pass a freedom of information act (FOIA).

As it is, the proposed consolidated version of the FOIA pending in the House of Representatives is so watered down that access to information becomes practically absent. My major concern here is the proposed creation of an Information Commission whose powers and functions include, among others, the imposition of “temporary or permanent ban on the disclosure of information, upon finding that the disclosure will be detrimental to national security and public interest.” (Sec. 20[d], emphasis mine)

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