May 4, 2018 | In: Access to Information, Civil Society, Culture, Drugs & Crime, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Human Rights, In the News, Journalist Killings, Local Government, Media, Peace and Conflict, Rodrigo R. Duterte
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...
May 4, 2018 | In: Access to Information, Civil Society, Culture, Drugs & Crime, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Human Rights, In the News, Journalist Killings, Local Government, Media, Peace and Conflict, Rodrigo R. Duterte
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...
May 4, 2018 | In: Access to Information, Civil Society, Culture, Drugs & Crime, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Human Rights, In the News, Journalist Killings, Local Government, Martial Law, Media, Peace and Conflict, Rodrigo R. Duterte
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...
February 19, 2018 | In: Charter Change, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Culture, Data Journalism, Drugs & Crime, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, Human Rights, Online Research, Peace and Conflict, Rodrigo R. Duterte, Women, Youth and Education
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...
February 12, 2018 | In: Access to Information, Civil Society, Culture, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Human Rights, In the News, Journalist Killings, Media, Rodrigo R. Duterte, Women, Youth and Education
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...
September 5, 2017 | In: Access to Information, Civil Society, Congress Watch, Culture, Drugs & Crime, Governance, Human Rights, Media, PCIJ Story Project, Rodrigo R. Duterte, Youth and Education
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...
August 16, 2017 | In: Access to Information, Civil Society, Culture, Data Journalism, Drugs & Crime, Environment Watch, Freedom of Information, Governance, Health Issues, Human Rights, In Photos, In the News, Internet, Media, Peace and Conflict, Rodrigo R. Duterte, The Internet, The Judiciary, Women, Youth and Education
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:
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