FOUR Chinese companies and a Filipino firm were involved in the controversial multi-million roads project rejected by the World Bank, a document provided to PCIJ shows. The road projects, which were originally packaged into two and were later split...

FEW resource persons attended the eight Senate hearing on the National Broadband Network (NBN) deal. Of the eighteen invited, only six came. Government officials continued to snub the hearing, including former socioeconomic planning Romulo Neri, who...

PITY China. Just when it is gearing up to welcome the world as the host of next year's Summer Olympics, it gets hit by one bad press after another. First was that recall of millions of toys made in China. Then came reports that several foodstuff from...

On June 8, 2001, after signing into law Republic Act No. 9136, a confident President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo declared that the Philippines's reputation for having one of the most expensive electricity rates in Asia — second only to Japan, in fact —...

DESPITE significant gains in the campaign against landmines, many countries are not on target to meet their Mine Ban Treaty mine-clearance obligations, according to a report released early this week by the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Of...

THERE were no new revelations in Pampanga Governor Ed Panlilio's testimony during the first day of the Senate hearing on the "cash gifts" given to local officials and congressmen in Malacañang last month. Panlilio recounted the October 11 breakfast...

THE explosion at the House of Representatives south entrance lobby that killed Basilan Rep. Wahab Akbar and two other congressional staff was caused by a bomb. This was the assertion made by Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Avelino Razon...