Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category

By Manny Mogato* Senior Correspondent, Reuters THE STORIES are tragic. They are horrifying and shocking. They are too compelling for any journalist to ignore. But, as the bodies started to pile up, the stories became more difficult to report to...

By Aie Balagtas Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer MY COVERAGE of the war on drugs began on July 3, 2016. It was President Rodrigo Duterte’s third day in office. What a bloody Sunday it was! That day particularly struck me because of the sheer...

By The Nightcrawlers* THOUSANDS have been killed in the government’s brutal crusade against drugs. They call it a war. It is, instead, a violent campaign against the poorest and most vulnerable. Many stories have been published. Thousands of...

By Karol Ilagan HE LASHES OUT at reporters and calls the false and misleading information that he dishes out as jokes or “traps.” Yet while his diatribes can be described as unbecoming of his office, President Rodrigo R. Duterte remains widely...

GOT A DATE on Valentine's Day? Or even, got time for friends in the next five nights? Allow us say thank you and let's celebrate the week together in fun but thoughtful conversation and interaction on press freedom, freedom of information, and...

The PCIJ Innovation in Storytelling Project [caption id="attachment_20610" align="alignnone" width="389"] KIAN Delos Santos’s dream was to become a policeman. (Illustration by Aldy C. Aguirre)[/caption] THE FIRST PROJECT funded by The PCIJ Project...

The PCIJ Project for Innovation in Storytelling (The PCIJ Story Project for short) will provide grants, initially from P15,000 up to P75,000, for projects that document or expose abuse, negligence, or wrongdoing in the following subject areas: •...