October 3, 2007
The public posture of Code-NGO, the network of Black-and-White Movement and similar anti-GMA organizations, has been for transparency, human rights, and civil liberties.
It came therefore as a bit of shock to discover that the Ateneo-based non-governmental organization actually idolizes Singaporean Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, who is not exactly known for his civil libertarian and press freedom legacies.
In cooperation with the similar-minded folks at the Ayala Foundation, Code-NGO hosted a Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy function last Friday at the Ayala-controlled Hotel Intercontinental to help spread the city-state’s ideals among its target Filipino publics.
An added fillip to the affair is that the Singaporean government offers study and travel grants to Filipinos, which is music to Code-NGO and similar foreign grant-addicted groups.
