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For 2 mothers, justice harder to reach amid pandemic

Aie Balagtas See, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Dec 04 02:38 PM

Two mothers share how it feels to be prisoners of misery.  Read more »

As tax base shrinks during pandemic, proposed law seeks to cut revenue sources

Robert JA Basilio Jr., Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Oct 30 05:00 PM

The Duterte government is pushing for a bill cutting the corporate income tax in exchange for strict limits to tax perks enjoyed by investors. Economists however warn against eroding the revenue base at a time of a pandemic, when funds are needed the most. Read more »

Duterte's SALNs secret; PCIJ shows wealth disclosures of all presidents since Cory

Karol Ilagan and Stanley Buenafe Gajete, PCIJ
Updated as of Oct 19 07:17 AM

For the past 30 years, the Office of the Ombudsman has made readily available the wealth disclosures of Philippine presidents and other government officials. Until now. Read more »

Laws governing wealth disclosure

Karol Ilagan, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of Oct 19 01:38 AM

There are three laws that govern the filing of the statement of assets, liabilities and net worth or SALN: Republic Act (RA) 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act), the 1987 Constitution, and RA 6713 (Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees).   Read more »

A citizen’s guide to where and how to get a SALN

Karol Ilagan and Rex David Morales, PCIJ
Posted at Oct 19 01:10 AM

By law, actual copies of SALNs should be open for public inspection at reasonable hours or available for copying after 10 working days from the time they are filed. Read more »

What’s in a SALN anyway?

Karol Ilagan, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Oct 19 01:04 AM

By law, SALNs must contain detailed information on an official’s real and personal properties, loans and other liabilities, and net worth as well as business interests, financial connections and relatives in government.   Read more »

Milk and the pandemic: Milk Code confusion cripples LGUs response for infants

Angelica Carballo Pago, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Oct 10 06:41 AM

The indiscriminate distribution and use of breastmilk substitutes, especially during emergencies, can change feeding practices and put babies at greater risk of illness. Read more »

Promotion, protection of breastfeeding practices reap rewards

Angelica Carballo Pago, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of Oct 10 06:43 AM

Exclusive breastfeeding among infants 0 to 5.9 months has nearly doubled, from 30 percent in 2003 to 58 percent in 2019. Read more »

Advocates launch app for rights, with advice on what to do when arrested

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 12:13 AM

Press freedom and human rights advocates have released an app that informs citizens about their rights and what to do if they are getting arrested, detained or searched by state security forces.    Read more »

For kids in special education, lockdown learning a must

Winona Sadia, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Sep 30 07:50 PM

Learners with special education needs require face-to-face instruction but are vulnerable to the coronavirus disease. Parents and teachers have no choice but to make distance learning work. Read more »

Will distance learning work? Parents, teachers not so sure

Winona Sadia, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Sep 30 06:32 PM

Lack of gadgets, internet connections and training pose major problems for the Department of Education when school opens on Oct. 5. Is an "academic freeze" warranted? Read more »

Ombudsman minaliit ang halaga ng SALN sa laban kontra katiwaliaan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 08:09 PM

Nauna nang sinabi ng Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism na mahalaga ang naging papel ng SALNs sa pag-imbestiga sa mga nakaraang presidente. Dagdag nila, trabaho ng Ombudsman na protektahan ang taumbayan at hindi mga opisyal ng gobyerno. Read more »

PH money remitters flagged in millions of dollars in ‘suspicious’ transactions

Karol Ilagan, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of Sep 21 02:59 PM

In this collaboration with more than 400 journalists in 88 countries, PCIJ examines the Filipino subjects in the FinCEN Files and why the Philippines continues to attract financial crime. Read more »

ALAMIN: Bakit marami ang nababahala sa mas pinahigpit na pagsilip sa SALN

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 09:21 PM

Nababahal ang ilan sa paghihigpit ng Ombudsman sa SALN at sa epekto nito sa karapatang makakuha ng impormasyon sa gobyerno. Read more »

Heavy cost of coronavirus response drains local governments’ disaster budgets

Estrella Torres, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Sep 03 07:52 PM

COVID-19 came at a time when the localities have not even completely recovered from the onslaught of typhoons. Read more »

How COVID-19 cases exploded in prisons: A timeline

Aie Balagtas See, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Jun 24 12:10 AM

When the outbreak of COVID-19 seemed inevitable in early March, human rights advocates appealed to authorities to decongest jails and prisons. The reason was obvious: these facilities were not equipped to respond to a pandemic and did not have enough doctors.  Read more »

The Old and New Bilibid Prisons in the time of pandemics

Aie Balagtas See, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Jun 23 10:56 PM

Will the Philippines repeat the deadly record of the 1918 influenza pandemic in its jails and prisons? Read more »

Quarantine curbs access to information

Karol Ilagan, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Jun 05 10:38 PM

Is freedom of information one of the casualties of Covid-19? Read more »

READ: PCIJ issues statement of unity to ABS-CBN amid closure

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 05:48 PM

As the country battles a pandemic, the government has found it more important to press on its assault on media freedom through the cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) against broadcast network ABS-CBN. Read more »

State of Media Freedom in PH -- World Press Freedom Day Report

Joint report by FMFA, CMFR, NUJP, MindaNews, PPI, PCIJ
Posted at May 04 02:13 PM

Freedom for Media, Freedom for All (FMFA) Network's report on the state of press freedom in the Philippines. The FMFA Network is a national coalition composed of the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, MindaNews, Philippine Press Institute, and PCIJ. Read more »