OVER a million Americans witnessed the historic January 20 inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama as the 44th and first African-American president of the United States. Filipino social documentary photographer Rick Rocamora, a regular PCIJ contributor,...

IF the alleged post-Christmas day mauling of businessman Delfin de la Paz and his 14-year-old son by the sons of agrarian reform secretary Nasser Pangandaman Sr. has generated as much attention, it's not only because the incident involved an unequal...

BELOW is a photo contribution of U.S.-based Filipino social documentary photographer Rick Rocamora, as well as his personal reflections on the much anticipated inaugural ceremony of Barack Hussein Obama on January 20 as the first African-American...

BARELY a month into the new year, the state of press freedom has further deteriorated in many parts of Asia. Of serious concern are the recent, brutal attacks on the independent media in South Asia, particularly in Sri Lanka where an independent TV...

WHEN mines shut down, they don’t just fade away like old soldiers. They fester and fall apart once their owners walk away. That’s what seems to have been happening to the mines that have closed one after the other across the country in the last...

THERE is no better time to celebrate family gatherings than during the holidays. In the Philippines, it is the most opportune occasion for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to come home and reunite with loved ones. A family with one or even two members...