ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The "Reporting on Conflict and Peace: The Story of Mindanao" seminar jointly organized by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism and Newsbreak magazine formally opened yesterday in this Chavacano-speaking city in the...

MOST migrant workers leave the country for better-paying jobs abroad, but many of them end up in occupations below their qualifications, resulting in their "de-skilling" or "brain waste." The extent of this de-skilling or brain waste, however, is not...

CORRUPTION in the Philippines is perceived to have further worsened as the country sank to its lowest ranking to date in the Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2008. From 131 (out of 179 countries) last year, the...

WHILE senators are still bitterly locking horns whether or not to conduct an investigation on the issue of "double appropriations" in the 2008 national budget, former budget secretary Emilia Boncodin would like to give those involved in the recent...

ON the occasion of the 36th anniversary of Ferdinand Marcos's declaration of martial law yesterday, we are sharing with our readers images of the assassination of former Senator Benigno 'Ninoy' S. Aquino Jr. upon arriving at the Manila International...

WITH over eight million overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) remitting more than $10 billion to the country each year, the Philippines is touted as a “global model” in labor migration. But the reality besetting majority of migrant workers has limited...

COULD this just be a "false controversy"? This question was raised by an economist and erstwhile consultant to a former chairman of the House of Representatives' appropriations committee in light of the recent exposé by Senator Panfilo Lacson on cases...