While we mourn the death of Filipino broadcaster Maurito Lim in the hands of a gunman last February 14, right here in Australia, we are also witnessing the "greatest assault on press freedom" by the Abbot government with the proposed legislation, … [Read more]
Media freedom deteriorates worldwide: RWB; Philippines grouped with some countries known for human rights violation
Indicators compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RWB; also RSF for Reporters Sans Frontieres) highlighted a deterioration in freedom of information in 2014 on all five continents. The RWB report also noted that, worldwide, 13 journalists were … [Read more]
Overseas Filipinos outraged with removal of budget to implement overseas voting
We join our kababayans in their petition calling for the restoration in the 2015 budget of the 89.6 million pesos required to implement the Overseas Voting Act! The petition is to be submitted to Congress on September 25 for presentation and … [Read more]
Transparent and credible election system
As part of the National Science and Technology Week, the Comelec [Commission on Elections] Advisory Council (CAC) organized a Technology Fair, held at the SMX on July 24-28, inviting vendors of automated election systems (AES) to present their … [Read more]
A glimmer of hope for our kababayans seeking Temporary Protected Status
In March of this year, we posted an article about a Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for our compatriots in the United States. A TPS will be a blessing to the hundreds of thousand Filipinos living in the United States with no legal status, … [Read more]
Time is running out to pass FOI into law. Let us do it now!
UPDATE May 27 July 9 - We are happy to note that from 849 signatures when our friends in Manila contacted us on May 14 the number of those who have signed the online petition has now reached 6,518 8,552 (June 2 9am) 15,353 (July 9, 5pm) and more … [Read more]
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