G-Watch Philippines | Government Watch - Philippines • 7th September 2022

Pioneering citizen participatory audits in the Philippines: The experience of the Concerned Citizens of Abra for Good Government (CCAGG)

On this 8th issue of TPA Now! Paper Series, legendary civil society leader Manang Pura Sumangil of Concerned Citizen of Abra for Good Governance (CCAGG) collaborate with Anna Bueno and Joy Aceron of G-Watch to co-author and share the experience of CCAGG in pioneering participatory audit in the country.

Blog - Tobacco Control • 17th December 2021

Philippine Congress set to reverse protective tobacco control measures via retrogressive ‘Vape Bill’

In the midst of a pandemic when health-protective measures should be prioritised, retrogressive bills seeking to loosen existing restrictions on heated tobacco products (HTPs) and electronic nicotine/non-nicotine delivery systems (ENDS/ENNDS) have advanced in Philippine Congress, despite firm objections from the country’s health and medical communities.

Rappler • 15th July 2021

[OPINION] Tobacco, vape groups are bullying public health advocates in a pandemic

For decades, it is the tobacco industry and its front groups that have lied, deceived, and manipulated the public and policymakers in order to advance their own commercial interests, instead of saving lives.

Philstar.com • 31st May 2021

Commentary: How the tobacco industry wrote the ‘fake news’ playbook

In case you didn’t know, there’s a website dedicated to 14 million documents that expose the tobacco industry’s history of lying, manipulation and propaganda.

Vera Files • 25th March 2021

The hypocrisy of “CSR” in the time of COVID-19

In the context of the use of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to sanitize companies’ possible human rights abuses and unsustainable practices, should lawmakers push for a bill to use taxpayer’s money to reward “CSR”?

CNN Philippines Life • 11th December 2020

The modernization plan is changing jeepney drivers’ lives forever

With the looming jeepney modernization deadline, the fate of many jeepney drivers, their families, and other transport workers, hang in the balance.

CNN Philippines Life • 12th June 2020

OPINION: The Anti-Terror Bill is a law that lends itself easily to abuse

Do we have enough faith in our State agents not to feign injury at our rallies?

CNN Philippines Life • 20th May 2020

As COVID-19 forces life to move online, who is left behind?

The absence of a meaningful internet connection, especially in unserved and underserved communities, means many workers, learners, and citizens will be excluded.

CNN Philippines Life • 28th April 2020

In the battle against COVID-19, frontliners fight as heroes yet struggle as victims

These frontliners may not have always chosen to lay their lives on the line, but nevertheless do so. Here’s what a day in their lives looks like.

CNN Philippines Life • 1st April 2020

In these trying times, creators and innovators are also saving our lives

As the Philippines reels from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, several groups of artists, engineers, designers, and volunteers have stepped up to provide much-needed creative solutions to gaps in problem-solving brought about by the crisis.

CNN Philippines Life • 10th January 2020

The 'essential book on Filipino food' is finally back in print

The new and updated edition of Doreen G. Fernandez's "Tikim" brings the author, the greatest champion of Filipino food, back in print for a new generation of food enthusiasts.

CNN Philippines Life • 23rd December 2019

9 things we loved about food in the past decade

Our food obsessions come and go, as we saw not only this year but in the past ten years. But there is always room for new things, it seems, some of which are here to stay, perhaps for another decade or more.

CNN Philippines Life • 12th December 2019

6 Filipino books that tell our favorite food stories

Whenever there’s food and a group of people huddled around a meal, there is always a good story.

CNN Philippines Life • 4th October 2019

12 Filipino brands that prove the future of fashion is sustainable

All over the world, sustainable, ethical and circular fashion is making a name for itself, and in the Philippines, the movement, mostly led by women, is starting to take shape.

Bulatlat • 17th July 2019

Farmers left behind in Sicogon island’s tourism development

Local farmers in Sicogon island, Carles, Iloilo, lament how a tourism joint venture led by Ayala Land tramples on their rights.

FemaleNetwork.com • 15th July 2019

Born ready: How these first-time directors swept into Cinemalaya 2019

From battles with self-doubt to lessons of self-acceptance, Leilani Chavez and Danica Sta. Lucia share that a woman's life is nothing less than a work of art.

CNN Philippines Life • 8th July 2019

The sacred weaving practice of Bukidnon's women

The value of the Tagoloanen mats goes beyond price, beyond commodity, beyond anything tangible.

FemaleNetwork.com • 16th June 2019

How to prioritize healthy living in your 30s

Healthy living is more than just eating and exercising right.

CNN Philippines Life • 24th May 2019

When your country is among the most vulnerable, how can you act against climate change?

CNN Philippines Life highlights the work of 12 young climate advocates.

CNN Philippines Life • 15th May 2019

Who are you calling a 'bobotante'?

"Bobotante” is another shot at the masses by the middle- and upper-class who rest comfortably in the privilege afforded to them by a system that excludes the poor but benefits the rich.