Pnoy Signs Landmark Framework Agreement with MILF

The government of President Noynoy Aquino ends today what is the last of the insurgencies that the country have suffered through the years b...

Bangsamoro Offers New Hope for Lasting Peace in Mindanao

Often, peace is the most difficult to attain in this world, especially involving insurgencies and rebellions within a sovereign territory, t...

Decriminalizing Libel: An Antidote to the Chilling Effect on Press Freedom

While Senator Edgardo Angara had yesterday made suggestion that the entire regime of libel laws should be abolished, thereupon decriminalizi...

Philippine Cybercrime Law Impedes Freedom of Speech, Might be Declared Unconstitutional

With online protest over the enactment of RA 10175 reaching a height with anonymous hackers maiming the websites of several major government...

Philippine Cybercrime Law Punishes Online Libel, CyberSex Among Others

On September 12, President Aquino signed into law the “Philippines Cybercrime Bill” or Republic Act No. 10175 “AN ACT DEFINING CYBERCRIME, P...

Senator Trillanes May Have Been Back-Channeling for China, Says Senate President Enrile

It turns out that Senator Antonio Trillanes IV had been back-channeling for the Philippines for longer period than what was previously repor...

Two Odd News: Snow on Mars and Shark Saves a Man

Clearly this would an odd post for this blog but I just could not help but write about it. Just this afternoon two very interesting news hug...

Philippines Submits New West Philippine Sea Map to United Nations

The Philippines is apparently hell-bent in trying to establish territorial jurisdiction over the disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea. ...

IBTimes SportsNet Article: "Spain Needs to Learn from a Difficult Match Against Georgia"

This is my latest article for IBTimes SportsNet entitled : "Spain Needs to Learn from a Difficult Match Against Georgia" Gist of t...

Senator Sotto Did It Again!

I believe that Senator Vicente Sotto III should by now now fire his chief of staff. That should be the wisest action from a government offic...

U.S. Supports ASEAN Code of Conduct in West Philippine Sea

U.S. comes now out in the open an openly expresses its support to ASEAN, especially to members who has standing dispute with China over terr...

7.9 Quake Struck Eastern Samar

A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the east coast of the Philippines causing the death of one person and injuring another. Mild level tsunami...

Myanmar Removes 2,082 Names from Blacklist

The 2011-2012 Burma Democratic Reforms takes another step towards the path of democracy as its government has today removes thousands of ind...

PNoy Appoints Mar Roxas as New Interior Secretary

After supervising the search and rescue operations for his friend, former Senator Mar Roxas takes over the latter's position as the new ...

The West Philippine Sea Dispute in APEC

Trade among international players would definitely hinge on security as a main basis for further growth and progress but would APEC involve ...

Questions Arise on CJ Sereno’s Appointment by Pnoy

The appointment of CJ Maria Lourdes Serano almost came unnoticed, as the nation was greatly mourning the death of Secretary Jessie Robredo b...

Secretary Robredo is the Epitome of Great Governance

Secretary Florencio Abad had hit the point right on the mark about Secretary Jessie Robredo’s demise, about how endeared he is to his own pe...

Lance Armstrong Quits Fighting USADA Charges, Stripped of 7 Tour de France Titles

This should be a very sad day for sports, in any which way, whether he is guilty of doping or even if he is not. Lance Armstrong had just be...

PNoy Appoints First Female Chief Justice in CJ Sereno

President Benigno Aquino III ends days of speculations and appoints the first lady Chief Justice in Supreme Court Associate Justice Maria Lo...

What is the Guinness World Record for the Most Number of People Arrested in One Instance?

What is the Guinness world record for the most number of people arrested in one instance of police operation? I couldn’t find it on the net....