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October 31, 2017 0

Eight simple ideas to turn APEC’s inclusive growth aspiration into reality

By Babeth Ngoc Han Lefur, Country Director, Oxfam in Vietnam Focuses on solutions that Asian leaders can adapt to make sure that economic growth benefits all Asians. Next week Asia-Pacific [read more]

October 5, 2017 0

The day after: thoughts on the Senate Hearing on Fake News (Part 2)

By Noemi Lardizabal-Dado and Jane T. Uymatiao Part 1 of this article focused on four (4) particular points from the Senate hearing on fake news. Part 2 is a sharing by Noemi and Jane of best [read more]

October 5, 2017 0

The day after: thoughts on the Senate Hearing on Fake News (Part 1)

By Noemi Lardizabal-Dado and Jane T. Uymatiao The Senate Committee on Public Information stressed the need to address the proliferation of misinformation in social media during a committee hearing on [read more]

August 9, 2017 0

Building bridges, connecting communities : LGBT rights in ASEAN and more

Equality of Rights on these day and age has not been completely without prejudice. The Third sex namely the The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LGBT) community has not been totally accepted [read more]

May 29, 2017 0

Fact check: Events and incidents used to justify the declaration of Martial Law.

Updated: May 30, 2017 Part of the report submitted by the President to Congress include the events and incidents used to justify the declaration of Martial Law.The information is presumed to have [read more]

March 6, 2017 0

New hope for a Davao Death Squad (DDS) probe?

De Lima’s failure, Aguirre’s conflict Fits, starts, new hope for DDS probe? By Malou Mangahas Originally posted at the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism SWORN STATEMENTS of [read more]

February 28, 2017 0

Lascañas journal: the supposed bloody exploits of the DDS

Lascañas journal – written by hand on yellow paper – has now reached some 70 pages. In it, Lascañas has apparently scribbled notes about his own career, Duterte’s rise to power, and the [read more]

July 26, 2016 0

Rights body mounts testy probe of 103 drug killings and counting

By Karol Ilagan Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism ON TOP of Bayani Arago’s desk at the Commission on Human Rights National Capital Region (CHR NCR) is a pile of clippings now about [read more]

November 26, 2015 0

Aid Monitoring: Citizens’ Initial Efforts in the Wake of Typhoon Yolanda

On the trail of Yolanda’s Billions by Noemi Lardizabal-Dado, Jane T. Uymatiao and Carlos Maningat (This article is Blog Watch’s final investigative reporting project for Data Journalism PH 2015, [read more]

November 8, 2015 0

After two years, Yolanda survivors cry: Shelter first before tide embankment!

Today is November 8, 2015, and it has been two years since Yolanda wreaked havoc in Tacloban and its neighbouring areas. Yolanda took away the lives of 6,300 people. 1,473,521 families were affected [read more]

December 3, 2014 0

Evidence of Iloilo Convention Center overprice found in deed of donation – Mejorada

(This is a statement from Ben Mejorada) The agreement to build the Iloilo Convention Center (ICC) between Megaworld Corporation and the Department of Tourism had pegged its cost at only P200 million, [read more]

December 3, 2014 0

Video documentary on development: People of Casiguran vs Aurora Pacific Economic Zone

“Hindi kaunlaran ng nakararami. Kaunlaran lang ng iilan.” This is what Marlon Angara, a fisherfolk from Casiguran, said when asked about what he thinks of Aurora Pacific Economic Zone or [read more]

July 21, 2014 0

The P144-B DAP Express : A maze of good, bad, open, opaque projects

By Malou Mangahas Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism First of Three Parts “Good intentions are not good enough.” That, according to Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio [read more]

July 13, 2014 0

Ombudsman intervenes at Supreme Court for plunder raps vs. MWSS, Maynilad & Manila Water

Water for All Refund Movement, or WARM, received last Thursday a notice from the Supreme Court en banc granting the letter-request of the Office of the Assistant Ombudsman to procure certified copies [read more]

July 4, 2014 0

Groups to file impeach raps vs. Aquino over DAP

by Emily Vital, as originally posted at Philippine Online Chronicles After the Supreme Court declared the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) as unconstitutional, progressive group Bagong [read more]

February 7, 2014 0

Bangon Tours takes centerstage at Travel Tour Expo on 14-16 February

This is a press release from Tourism Promotions Board Travel Tour Expo (TTE) 2014 of the Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) will have the Bangon Tours program as the focus of participation [read more]

February 6, 2014 0

February 11 is the DAY We Fight to STOP Cyber Martial Law, Mass Surveillance

Our fight against Cybercrime Law is not yet over. The Supreme Court still has not decided on its constitutionality or unconstitutionality and while we are waiting for a decision, we will continue [read more]

January 22, 2014 0

Leaked Records Reveal Offshore Holdings of China’s Elite

via the PCIJ Files Shed Light On More Than 20,000 Tax Haven Clients from Hong Kong and Mainland Chinaby Marina Walker Guevara, Gerard Ryle, Alexa Olesen, Mar Cabra, Michael Hudson and Christoph [read more]