Archive for October, 2011

October 30, 2011 · Posted in: General

When Ignorance Isn’t Bliss

ARE WE there yet? After years of wrangling, legislators have yet to get anywhere with the reproductive health bill. That’s even after endless debates, forums, and discussions – among themselves and with members of the public. In fact, all that talk...

October 30, 2011 · Posted in: General

Honoring Father Pops

video by Ferdinandh Cabrera AFTER Father Fausto Tentorio was felled by the bullets of an assassin last October 17, people came from miles around Central Mindanao to pay their respects to the man who travelled halfway around the world to serve the...

October 25, 2011 · Posted in: General

Vanishing trade in PEACe Bonds:

The truth, the banks, and the BIR

Please click here for the full--size version of the infographic. TRENDS in the volume of trading in any government bond are usually of interest only to money market investors and dealers who buy and sell the stuff in search of profits from price...

October 19, 2011 · Posted in: General

Maguindanao:
The Quest for Justice

MAGUINDANAO:The Quest for Justice is a documentary produced by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism on the second anniversary of the Maguindanao Massacre. After two years, the Ampatuans have allegedly ramped up efforts to reach a...

Was it a case of much ado about nothing? At a press conference of its spokesman on Tuesday, the Supreme Court was said to have issued a temporary restraining order barring the Bureau of Treasury from withholding the 20 per cent final tax on interest...

by Karol Ilagan SEVERAL PCIJ stories on governance won recognition in this year’s National Statistics Month (NSM) Media Awards held at the Century Park Hotel, Manila on Monday, October 3, 2011. Malou Mangahas, PCIJ’s Executive Director, won...

President Benigno S. Aquino III virtually shot down hopes for the immediate passage of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) on Thursday night, saying he was not ready to support any of the existing versions of the bill because of fears that the measure...