As Timor Leste turns 7, PCIJ's Ed Lingao takes a look at the state of the country's press and the challenges that journalists still face in the world's youngest democracy. Read the full story...

The following is a primer prepared by Access to Information Network (ATIN) convenor Atty. Nepomuceno Malaluan on the Access to Information bill still pending in the Senate. The House of Representatives version was passed on third reading in March last...

THE PCIJ's Multimedia Producer, Ed Lingao, produced this short video on the issues surrounding the difficulty of accessing information from various government...

WHEN U.S. federal authorities caught the family of Maj. Gen. Carlos Garcia smuggling thick wads of dollar bills into the United States in 2003, reporters covering the defense beat scrambled for documents to check out the lifestyle of top officers of the...

THE public's right to information is enshrined in the Philippine Constitution, but the absence of an enabling law has apparently enabled various government agencies and officials -- including Supreme Court justices -- to violate this. Some agencies do...

DILI, East Timor -- At the foot of a bridge guarding the east entrance to Timor-Leste’s capital Dili, a small concrete marker proudly proclaims the name of the street in Portuguese: Avenida Da Liberdade de Imprensa -- the Avenue of Press...

OUR latest report looks at what should be a positive impact of infrastructure projects on poverty alleviation initiatives of the government. Sadly, this report authored by Karol Ilagan, PCIJ writer-researcher, reveals that in five of the 10 provinces...