Archive for June, 2013

ROUGHLY HALF of the top 20 "fattest" dynasties in the Philippines were trimmed down in the 2013 midterm elections, but a significant proportion still remains in place. Prof. Ronald U. Mendoza, director of the Asian Institute of Management Policy...

IF RULES on campaign finance will be followed, only five winning senatorial candidates will be allowed to assume office on June 30, 2013. That is, until the rest of the candidates and their nominating parties submit a complete Statement of Election...

POLITICAL VIOLENCE is not just physical violence committed by clans, dynasties, or ruthless politicians on their opponents; the fact that we have all accepted harassment, intimidation, and fear as "the new normal" shows that all of us are already victims...

THE PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM'S Malou Mangahas has been chosen as the Marshall Mcluhan Fellow for 2013  for her outstanding work in the field of journalism. The award was announced Thursday by the Canadian Embassy after a...

THE PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM (PCIJ) has begun a new round of investigative reporting seminars throughout the country, starting with a four-day seminar in Cebu for journalists based in the Visayas. The seminars, conducted with...

IN THIS ELECTION-HAPPY country, everyone claims to have a good grasp of all the political positions up for grabs every three years: mayor, vice-mayor, town or city councilor, and so on. But do we really know what their jobs entail? For today's Spot...

  A SLIDESHOW from Monday's launch of the People's FOI Bill, where the Right to Know Right Now! Network launched an indirect initiative to push the long-delayed FOI bill through the 16th Congress. Slideshow by Cong B....