THE Philippines suffers from having one of the poorest sewerage access in Asia, according to the latest study of the World Bank. According to Ben Eijbergen, infrastructure sector coordinator of the World Bank in Manila, only four percent of the...

THE guardians of the country's morality have spoken. In a June 22 ruling received by GMA 7 Network yesterday, the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) judged the "i-Witness" episode, "Lukayo: Hindi ito Bastos," to have...

THE PCIJ won the top prizes in the non-daily division of this year's Jaime V. Ongpin Awards for Excellence in Journalism. PCIJ broadcast director Luz Rimban's story, “Running on taxpayer's money,” won first prize in the investigative category in...

THE long-standing issue of whether water concessionaires Manila Water Company Inc. (MWCI) and Maynilad Water System Inc. (MWSI) are mere agents of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), a public utility, and not public utilities...

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has recently launched a weblog written by its news editors. In The Editors, BBC's news editors for its various outlets --- TV, radio and interactive --- will write about issues they face every day in doing...

THE World Bank announced last week the approval of a US$200-M loan to the Philippines, its biggest to the country in the last decade, to finance programs aimed at improving the quality of basic education. The assistance is being welcomed by the government...

THE Cebu City court trying the case of slain whistleblower-turned-journalist Marlene Esperat has been holding marathon hearings since yesterday until Friday, June 30, allowing the prosecution to present at least six more witnesses to convince Judge Eric...