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• PINOY SPEAK: Samu’t Saring Opinyon sa mga Pangako ni Noynoy - 2010-07-29
  Ni Liwliwa Malabed Lahat ng tao ay may opinyon. Naglibot ang Mulat Pinoy upang alamin at ihayag ang pulso ng ilang Pilipino ukol sa mga balak at plano ng ating ikalabing-limang pangulo. Ayon sa Pulse Asia at SWS surveys, malaki ang tiwala ng populasyon sa administrasyong Aquino. Kaakibat ng tiwalang ito ay bagong pag-asa at kagustuhang makibahagi sa pagbabago. Ating pakinggan ang kanilang kuro-kuro at mga panukala. Populasyon at Kalikasan Ang ecotourism platform ni Noynoy ay napatunayan nang mabisa. Katulad na lang sa Donsol, Sorsogon, kung saan ang komunidad ay tumutulong sa pangangalaga ng mga butanding at mga yamang-dagat. Kasabay ng pagkilala [...]
• Consenting adults: Businessmen back new population bill - 2010-07-27
  By Patricia Vega Reproductive health advocates have found little success pushing for RH and population management laws in previous Congresses. But with the Aquino administration set to shape its legislative agenda in the coming months, a consortium of business organizations have stepped forward with a proposal for a new population bill. The Bishops-Businessmen Conference (BBC), Makati Business Club (MBC), Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), and the Philippine Center for Population and Development (PCPD) recently concluded a series of nationwide consultations on the proposed bill, which seeks to amend the National Population Act of 1971. The group’s Joint Steering Committee, chaired by [...]
• Consensus Population Bill: For the Win! - 2010-07-27
  By Eva Callueng A consultation on a consensus population bill was held last July 21, 2010 at the Asian Institute Management in Makati City, veering away from the usual steps of filing a bill in both Congress and the Senate. Six (6) consultation sessions were held nationwide. These were organized by four member organizations of the Joint Steering Committee: Bishops-Businessmen Conference (BBC), Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), Makati Business Club (MBC), and the Philippine Center for Population and Development (PCPD). The committee hopes to be guided by the presentations and opinions of various sectors with respect to the varying needs [...]
• Press Release: Consensus Bill on Population - 2010-07-22
  The staff of Mulat Pinoy were recently invited to a forum and press conference at AIM, where the Bishops-Businessmen Conference (BBC), the Makati Business Club (MBC), the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), and the Philippine Center for Population and Development (PCPD) held a consultation session on a Consensus Bill on Population. Why is the business sector becoming involved in a population bill? Don’t they want more people to have more customers for their business? “Yes, we would like to have more customers, but we would like to have paying customers. It is not so much the number of people. It [...]
• Defeating the Education Deficit - 2010-07-13
  By Patricia Vega When classes opened last month, an estimated 23.4 million students from all grade levels trooped to school. For each student, the Philippine government has allocated nearly Php 8,000 for a year’s worth of instruction.* What sort of education does this amount buy? One burdened by a deficit of resources. Although the 2010 education allocation is Php 20 billion more than last year’s, the Alliance of Concerned Teachers posits that the newly-sworn in Aquino administration has actually inherited a budget deficit of Php 91.4 billion to cover the existing shortage in school facilities, materials and teaching gaps. ACT national chair [...]
• Mulat Pinoy screens winning videos - 2010-07-12
  By Patricia Vega There are a few new YouTube video sensations in town! This past month, budding directors took to the streets in search of answers to the controversial questions posed by Mulat Pinoy’s Pop-I Video Contest. Open to all Filipino netizens, the competition aimed to harness the viral nature of DIY videos to spread awareness about population and its impact on various social issues. Pop-I recently concluded its search for the most eye-catching popdev clips with an awarding ceremony at Annabel’s. Entries were screened by a formidable panel of judges led by veteran journalist and Probe Productions founding president Cheche Lazaro [...]
• Heeding the Call of the Motherland - 2010-07-07
  By Amaris Grace Cabason, volunteer for Rock the Vote It was 6 AM, and dark clouds threatened to rain on the inauguration of the 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines. As we made our way to Quirino Grandstand, the sky slowly turned to gray. Once we got to the venue, yellow started to peek out from behind the blue. Moments after, the sun finally shone, as if on cue, to signal the start of a momentous day. It was the summer after my second year in law school that I decided to become a volunteer for President Aquino. My strict [...]
• Pop-I Video Contest Round 2 Winner - 2010-07-05
  Congratulations to Joseph Mirro Macatangay of Makati City! Now you can watch his winning video, which he submitted to Round 2 of the Pop-I video contest. He won the grand prize of a Flip video camera. Share | Print | Linkvar el = document.getElementById('share-link-486712340');el.params = {title: 'Articles', link: 'http://www.mulatpinoy.ph/articles/', skin: 'red', content: 'http://www.mulatpinoy.ph/?ibsa=get_content&id=18'};
• Pop-I Video Contest Round 1 Winner - 2010-07-05
  Congratulations to Lagro High School teacher Geraldo Jumawan! He sent in this video entitled Tolome Responsable, and won the grand prize of a Flip video camera in Round 1 of our video contest. Share | Print | Linkvar el = document.getElementById('share-link-1114063100');el.params = {title: 'Articles', link: 'http://www.mulatpinoy.ph/articles/', skin: 'red', content: 'http://www.mulatpinoy.ph/?ibsa=get_content&id=18'};
• BABAYLANES INCORPORATED: Out and About! - 2010-07-02
  As the first and, so far, only LGBT education initiative focusing on developing the capacities of young LGBTs in campuses and communities, Babaylanes, Incorporated was founded to increase the capacities of LGBT students to organize effectively, raise the consciousness and awareness of LGBTs in their locality, and foster a sense of solidarity and community. Babaylanes Inc. is the alumni association of the University of the Philippines (UP) Babaylan. Founded in 1992, UP Babaylan is the first officially recognized LGBT students’ organization not only in UP Diliman but in the whole country. Being one of the most established and oldest LGBT organizations [...]
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