P21.7-B calamity budget for 2012 questioned for lack of clear disaster plan

Posted on Feb 3, 2012 in Our Partners | 0 comments

Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raymond “Mong” Palatino said that the funding is questionable given that there is no clear and proper disaster plan implemented by the government that will mitigate the impact of typhoons and other natural disasters.

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The Telenovela that is Politics

Posted on Dec 31, 2011 in Feature Articles, Featured Writers | 0 comments

Many, if not all, Filipinos view politics as some sort of entertainment. We have our heroes and our villains. That these are the people whom we entrust our country to is not an issue.

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On Idealism, Giving in to Corruption and Public Service

Posted on Dec 29, 2011 in Feature Articles | 0 comments

I can firmly say that I have held on to my beliefs, and although I may not be as idealistic as I was several years ago, I know that I have what it takes to stay on the straight and narrow path.

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Mulat Pinoy Lecture Series: Thailand’s Mr. Condom, Mechai Viravaidya

Posted on Dec 20, 2011 in Feature Articles, Latest Events | 0 comments

He entered the auditorium handing out USB flash drives shaped like condoms.

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The RH Bill is a Serious Matter

Posted on Dec 19, 2011 in Feature Articles | 0 comments

To sum up the past ten years, six versions of the bill have been filed and a number of revisions were implemented until consolidations led to HB 4244, the version currently being discussed.

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