Our latest offering is a two-part report on how politics drive the award of public-works contracts. The first part written by senior journalist Tita C. Valderama, PCIJ training director, reveals how two sons in Congress of President Gloria Macapagal...

(Last of two parts) IF IT seems as if President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is omnipresent, even when on frequent travels overseas, that could partly be because of the proliferation of huge tarpaulins bearing her image. Indeed, in the last few years,...

(First of two parts) SHE has been president for the last seven years, but Gloria Macapagal Arroyo could also be called “queen” -– queen of roads, that is.  Arroyo seemed so obsessed with roads that her first budget secretary, Emilia T....

LAST Sunday, April 12, the Thai government declared a state of emergency in the country's capital and surrounding provinces to mitigate heightening protests against Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva. At the same time, it issued a decree empowering...

BANGKOK, Thailand -- What should have been a showcase moment for Thailand, current country chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has turned into a logistical and PR nightmare,  and a major embarrassment to the government of...