Blog entries tagged Issues and Policies Blog entries tagged Issues and Policies http://www.piusonline.com Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:58:09 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 Making the Internet Accessible to Students of Mindanao http://www.piusonline.com/index.php/community/blog/making-the-internet-accessible-to-students-of-mindanao.html <p>The progress of the island of Mindanao has been historically lethargic. While the rest of the Philippines are enjoying the benefits of industrialization, Mindanaoans are still struggling to escape the clutches of poverty.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justify;">Mindanao is actually abundant in natural and human resources but its growth has been hampered by many factors which include armed conflict, cultural and religious differences and corruption in the government.</p><br/><p style="text-align: justRead More... Ark Hilario Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:10:55 +0100 Issues and Policies 2Blog+2Act Blog Entries The Importance and Relevance of Open Source Software http://www.piusonline.com/index.php/community/blog/the-importance-and-relevance-of-open-source-software.html <p>I remember the atmosphere of collision and hesitation when I attended the Committee Hearing for the Free and Open Source Software Bill being lobbied and presented by Bayan Muna Party List Congressman, Teddy Casino in 2006.&nbsp; The FOSS bill was seen as a killer bill by those that belongs to the Software Alliance in the Philippines, while as an equalizer by those from the Bayanihan Linux group and the Computer Professionals Union (CPU).</p><br/><p>The bill basically mandates government software Read More... David D'Angelo Sun, 13 Sep 2009 06:40:52 +0100 Issues and Policies Blitzkrieg The Anti-Child Pornography Bill and Internet Censorship http://www.piusonline.com/index.php/community/blog/the-anti-child-pornography-bill-and-internet-censorship.html <p>I remember way back during the 6th National Youth Parliament, the Committee on ICT which I chaired back then passed a resolution for the passage of a bill in Congress known as the National Filtering System.&nbsp; This system will filter content which are deemed not for public consumption.&nbsp; The filtering system however will only be installed in internet cafes, schools, and other public internet stations.&nbsp; I lobbied this to the members of the committee since I believe that private citRead More... David D'Angelo Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:07:13 +0100 Viewpoints Issues and Policies Blitzkrieg