December 2011
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Prayer - Francisco Arcellana
Close all open things, Lord. Open all closed things. All those who have long received, let them give. All those who have long given, let them receive. All those too long apart, let them come together. All those too long together, sunder them. Let the wise be fools for once, Lord, And let the...
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Wanted : a more inclusive disaster response -...
Wanted : a more inclusive disaster response
(notes on my visit to Iligan City, 24-26 December 2011)
Iligan City was my base for my Ph.D. fieldwork and I stayed there from April to October this year. My stay in Iligan City was nothing but good, and thus when I watched news of destruction wrought by tropical storm Sendong (Washi) to lives and properties, I just felt I had to be back ...
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What's Old is New, and Vice Versa →
futurejournalismproject:
The Economist explores social networking history with a look at Martin Luther and the Reformation. The general takeaway: “Five centuries before Facebook and the Arab spring, social media helped bring about the Reformation.”
Interesting is the how Luther’s “95 Theses” and other pamphlets spread throughout Germany and Europe:
The media environment that Luther had shown...
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[Pro Pinoy] Jacob disputes NCCA claims on her... →
Former National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Executive Director Malou Jacob disputed the explanation of the cultural agency regarding her removal from her post, of which she was informed via e-mail while she was representing the Philippines in Australia for the 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture. [Read more]
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[Philippine Daily Inquirer] Palace: Corona...
By Norman Bordadora Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 23:48:00 08/04/2010
THE VALIDITY of the appointment of Chief Justice Renato Corona has been acknowledged by President Aquino, his chief legal counsel, Eduardo de Mesa, said Wednesday. De Mesa made the statement at a news briefing, in the course of announcing the President’s Executive Order No. 2, which recalled, withdrew and...
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Is Corona's failure to file his SALN a valid...
From the full text of the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Renato Corona:
“RESPONDENT COMMITTED CULPABLE VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND/OR BETRAYED THE PUBLIC TRUST WHEN HE FAILED TO DISCLOSE TO THE PUBLIC HIS STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES, AND NET WORTH AS REQUIRED UNDER SEC. 17, ART. XI OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION.”
From Supreme Court en banc resolution dated 2 May...
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[Pro Pinoy] NCCA cites 'technicalities' behind... →
Former Executive Director of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) Malou Jacob is said to have known that her removal from her post was imminent, in view of the decision of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to disapprove the renewal of her temporary appointment. Jacob, who lacks civil service eligibility, was notified by the NCCA that she had to clear out at once while she was...
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Critic of the month Eulalio R. Guieb III on... →
yccfilmdesk:
From Indio to Indie: A Redreamt Indiehood and Indiegeneity
Many are of the opinion that independent cinema will save the current state of the Filipino film industry. However, I often lose hope as an academe-based critic in the promise offered by films that we label indie or underground or alternative cinema, or whatever category that fits into our notion of this type of...