Philippines

Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are now required to install filtering software, while mall owners and other business establishments are held accountable for pornography

Dec 2, 2009 - Julie Maggiacomo Carrera

140 people have died from Tropical Storm Ketsana. The death toll is expected to rise, while people in the Philippines are criticizing the government's slow response.

Sep 28, 2009 - Sue Turner

The New People's Army of the Philippines, while different in their makeup and agenda than most jihad- based terrorist groups, do share some common ground.

Aug 21, 2009 - Phillip Burghgraef

Ninoy Aquino's martyrdom galvanized the Filipinos to unite and rise in opposition against former President Ferdinand Marcos, which restored democracy in the Philippines.

Aug 20, 2009 - Renato Bautista, Jr.

On December 22, 1997, Republic Act (RA) 8436 or the Poll Modernization Law was signed into law which authorizes the computerization of elections in the Philippines.

Jul 23, 2009 - Renato Bautista, Jr.

Reproductive rights advocates in the Philippines continue to question the Catholic Church's stand against artificial birth control.

Jul 14, 2009 - Mary Anne Velas

On June 2, the Philippine House of Representatives passed a resolution seeking to convene Congress into a constituent assembly to amend the Philippine Constitution.

Jul 7, 2009 - Renato Bautista, Jr.

There are more than 1,000,000 child prostitutes in Southeast Asia, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). This world-wide crises continues to grow.

Apr 20, 2009 - Julie Maggiacomo Carrera

More than economic data, socio-cultural factors seem to be helping the country resist the blow of recession.

Feb 28, 2009 - Mary Anne Velas

Detention, prosecution, and punishment of rebels in Philippine coup attempts, including the last one, appear to be a joke, but implications are too serious to be funny.

Mar 5, 2008 - Gary W. Elliott

The long-term remedy for corruption in the Philippines is individual character development, but existing institutions must be aggressively used in the short-term fight.

Mar 3, 2008 - Gary W. Elliott

The Philippine Constitution of 1987 and subsequent laws created anti-corruption agencies that, with other government and non-government initiatives, battle corruption.

Feb 29, 2008 - Gary W. Elliott

Cultural assumptions about rightness or wrongness of individual behavior, a point of religious doctrine, and Spanish colonial experience may influence Philippine graft.

Feb 24, 2008 - Gary W. Elliott

Two major institutions in the Philippine government foster graft and corruption at the national level through allocation of funds and contract irregularities.

Feb 23, 2008 - Gary W. Elliott

The misuse of public money for private gain poses a very grave challenge to national development in the Philippines, and the magnitude of the problem is staggering.

Feb 10, 2008 - Gary W. Elliott

A growing GNP, relative political stability, and commitment of resources to social development are yielding progress toward the UN's eight Millennium Development Goals.

Feb 6, 2008 - Gary W. Elliott

This nation has the ingredients for growth, but progress is unsteady. With exceptions such as the Asian Financial Crisis, domestic issues are causing the stunted growth.

Dec 22, 2007 - Gary W. Elliott

In custody for leading a 2003 mutiny, Trillanes was elected to the Senate last May, then led the Nov 29th coup attempt. His escapades have precedents in the Philippines.

Dec 8, 2007 - Gary W. Elliott

Renegade military officers walked out of a court hearing on their 2003 Oakwood Hotel mutiny, took over the Peninsula Hotel, and demanded President Arroyo's resignation.

Dec 6, 2007 - Gary W. Elliott

The Philippines military forces are fighting extremists in the southern islands - but will their efforts lead to a wider civil war?

Aug 20, 2007 - John Walsh

Only 16% of mothers in the Philippines breastfeed their babies, despite the health benefits of doing so. Why is this and will it change?

Aug 4, 2007 - John Walsh