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By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld We've heard this tune before, for example whenever Benigno Aquino III is accused of not doing anything about extrajudicial killings and the killing of journalists (he claims the latter’s "not serious"), decorates and...
ByANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“Transparency and accountability are part and parcel of good governance. Espousing an anti-corruption agenda without passing enabling laws is a conundrum beyond comprehension.” – Rep. Raymond Palatino, Kabataan Party-list
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
October 2 was marked by various groups as "Blackout Tuesday" and "Day of Protest by Netizens and Citizens" to protest against the new law, which, they said, is a serious threat against civil liberties including the freedom of expression and the right to privacy.
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By MARYA SALAMAT Bulatlat.com A new study by Dana Carney of Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and Mahzarin Banaji of Harvard University, as reported in The Economist, sheds light on how people can be brainwashed or greenwashed, and therefore manipulated to hold...
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Press freedom advocates said the new law could also be used to justify the shutdown of websites that are critical to the government without the necessity of a court warrant and in keeping with the Marcosian tradition of curtailing the freedoms of expression and opinion.
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