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Scoring Political Points, But Lacking Political Will: Statement of the Right to Know. Right Now! Coalition
Monday, September 19, 2011 - 11:00
ON 20 SEPTEMBER 2011 in New York, President Benigno S. Aquino III will deliver his keynote remarks at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) conference titled “The Power of Open: A Global Discussion”. The conference brings together governments, civil society, industry leaders, academics and media, with panels discussing the role of openness in improving government responsiveness and accountability, fighting corruption, and creating efficiencies, innovation and growth. Later in the day, he will...
Forum gathers 100 participants; underscores key issues before SONA
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 01:12
More than a hundred participants from various people’s and civil society organizations attended the one-day forum “The Development Challenge Under P-Noy: Tackling the Hard Questions,” which Focus on the Global South-Philippines organized through its Development Roundtable Series (DRTS) at the convention hall of the Bureau of Soil and Water Management on July 18, a week before President Noynoy Aquino delivers his second State of the Nation Address (SONA).The forum would be one of the culminating activities...
Bantay FOI! Sulong FOI launched
Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 01:00
The Right to Know Right Now! Network launched on July 19 its “Bantay FOI! Sulong FOI”, with freedom of information (FOI) champion lawmakers from the House of Representatives and Senate as key guests. Chair of the Senate Committee on Information Gregorio “Gringgo” Honasan, Senator Teofisto ”TG” Guingona Jr. and Deputy Speaker Lorenzo “Erin” Tanada were present in the launch to articulate their commitment to the passage of an FOI Act under the current 15th Congress. “Now more than ever, we need...
Invitation to DRTS' The Development Challenge under P-Noy: Tackling the Hard Questions
Monday, June 27, 2011 - 16:49
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[Event] Forum and Book Launch of "Transitions"
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 10:19
Focus-Philippines launches its newest publication Transitions/Yearbook 2011 through a forum, One Year after P-Noy’s Election: Where/What are we Transitioning to? Invited speakers: Prof. Roland Simbulan; Dean Rene Ofreneo; Sec. Dinky Soliman (tbc); Ka Bobby Tañada (tbc); peasant leader Corazon Peña; labor leaders Wilson Fortaleza/Yuen AbanaFocus offers a one- time huge discount on the first sale of Transitions — P250 only per copy! Regular price after launch is P350.
Alternative Regionalisms, Challenging Capitalist Agriculture, Climate Justice, Decommodification and Agrarian Reform, Essential Goods and Services, Peoples’ Food Sovereignity, Philippines, Project on Sustainable Cities, Critical Discourse on Alternatives, Deglobalisation, Finance, Trade, Peace & Democracy, Reclaiming the Commons
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