Archive for December, 2010

On November 23, 2009, 58 people were murdered by a local warlord from Maguindanao in the worst case of election violence in Philippine history. Maguindanao: One Year After, takes a look at the hope that still flickers for the families of the victims...

December 24, 2010 · Posted in: General

Season’s greetings
from the PCIJ

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Maguindanao: Isang Taon, a documentary produced by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, airs Monday December 20, 2010, 9:30 p.m. on the ABS-CBN News Channel (ANC). We will also be posting the documentary on the PCIJ website at a later...

December 18, 2010 · Posted in: General

Beyond fishing for a story

by Ed Lingao woozy after a 12-hour boat ride - photo by Justine Letargo IT WAS a little amusing at first, watching jaws of Palawenos drop whenever we told them we were sailing off to Tubbataha. After all, everyone in Manila had been green with...

December 16, 2010 · Posted in: Culture, Environment Watch

The guardians of Tubbataha

Our latest series continues with a story on the Tubbataha marine park, a journey that took PCIJ Multimedia Director Ed Lingao and his associate producer, Ms Justine Espina-Letargo, on a 10-hour boat ride in the dead of night to the reef east of Palawan,...

December 16, 2010 · Posted in: General

MAGUINDANAO: Isang Taon

The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism has produced a 25-minute documentary on the Maguindanao Massacre for the Freedom Fund for Filipino Journalists (FFFJ). The documentary airs on the ABS-CBN News Channel on Monday, December 20, 2010, at...

December 15, 2010 · Posted in: Culture, Environment Watch

Tribe meets world

THE DARAGHUYAN of Bukidnon number only about 1,200, but their presence cannot be ignored by those who want to visit Mt. Kitanglad. Tourists, local and foreign alike are required to participate in a ritual sacrifice led by the tribe’s elders before...