LGUs ride piggyback on pork
By Malou Mangahas Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism A NUMBER of local government units (LGUs) have joined the pork-barrel bandwagon and launched slush funds for...
Binay bags P200-M PDAF: Pork train to Malacañang?
By Malou Mangahas Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism Fourth of Five Parts Read Part 1 Part 1 – Pigging out on pork – PDAF racket...
Isang Litrong Liwanag Shows How Human-Powered Solutions Can Revolutionize our Approach to Climate Change
MANILA – JULY 22 – Isang Litrong Liwanag (1 Liter of Light), the story of the first grassroots solar lighting program in the world, will...
#SONA2012 : What to expect in President @Noynoyaquino Third State of the Nation Address
It’s report card time for the President of the Philippines! President’s Aquino’s third SONA will be delivered on July 23 and once again, the nation...
What is happening to the AFP?
“General, what has happened to the AFP?” This is the question posed by the ALLIANCE FOR NATIONALISM AND DEMOCRACY (ANAD) on AFP Chief of Staff...
OFWs launch global webwide protest to stop Philhealth premium increase
JULY 20, 2012 – Overseas Filipino Workers will use Facebook and Twitter to protest the impending plan of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) to increase...
Updated: PAGASA Color-coded rainfall alert system
Effective August 9, here is the new color-coded rainfall alert system for Metro Manila This morning at 8:30, PAGASA changed its color-coded warning signals, changing...
@markcojuangco says FIT is a burden and a shackle that Filipinos don’t deserve
July 20, 2012 – Former Congressman Mark O. Cojuangco warns that Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) for electricity produced from renewable energy sources, will result in an unreasonable...
Closure and demolition of parts of the Boracay West Cove ordered by DENR
Update October 19, 2014 – DENR ends lease agreement with controversial Boracay resort Remember my May 31, 2011 article on Manny Pacquiao alleged Boracay West...
Persons with disabilities (PWDs) recommend reforms for 2013 elections
20 July 2012, Tagbilaran City – Upholding Life And Nature (ULAN), a non-stock, non-profit legal NGO specializing in environmental human rights, is currently working on...
International Community Awaits PNoy Action on FOI; Joins National Demand for Political Will
IN REMAINING for so long without a right to information law, the Philippines is failing to respect its role, as a Steering Committee member of...
FOI advocates from 40 countries write @noynoyaquino: Rush FOI Act
(Open Letter) 19 July 2012 His Excellency BENIGNO S. AQUINO III President of the Philippines Malacañan Palace Manila Through: Hon. Florencio B. Abad Secretary Department...
Pork, daang matuwid’ don’t mix: One bidder, one PDAF project
By Roel Landingin Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism AUCTIONS for civil-works contractors to carry out “hard” or infrastructure-related pork-barrel projects must be lonely affairs. There...
Pigging out on Pork a la PNoy: Senators’ PDAF floods NCR, vote-rich provinces
Pigging out on Pork a la PNoy Senators’ PDAF floods NCR, vote-rich provinces By Malou Mangahas and Rowena F. Caronan Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism...
Greenpeace, Oxfam urges ASEAN members to set aside differences for climate action
ASEAN member states must set aside political differences and stand united in pursuing climate change solutions to ensure that the region is able to cope...