Archive for March, 2017

Text by Ed Lingao Photo from Ed Lingao's Facebook account He introduced himself as Alex, but in our naturally irreverent way, we'd already branded him "Lolo PX" or Imported Grandfather by the end of his first day at the PCIJ. It was a label he would...

STATEMENT OF THE RIGHT TO KNOW, RIGHT NOW! COALITION THE ISSUANCE on July 23, 2016 of Executive Order No. 2 on Freedom of Information drew support from the Right to Know, Right Now! Coalition as a signal of the commitment of the Duterte Administration...

The European Union today has expressed 'significant concerns' over the human rights situation in the Philippines during the 34th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The EU has called on the Philippine government over the...

March 15, 2017 · Posted in: General

In Memory of Joaquin Briones

A Fate Worse Than Death: Jailed For Serial Libel Suits by Rowena C. Paraan MA. THERESA Briones thinks it’s bad enough that her father had to spend five years in jail – including two years with hardened criminals – because something he...

PCIJ stands by its story, "Lascañas pens tell-all journal: Duterte rule 'a Divine Trap',” which ran on Feb. 28, 2017. We take strong exception to unfounded claims of columnist Rigoberto Tiglao of The Manila Times that the story was "fake news"...