March 16, 2017 | In: Drugs & Crime, Duterte, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, Human Rights, In the News, Rodrigo R. Duterte, United Nations
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 3, 2017 | In: Drugs & Crime, Duterte, Freedom of Information, General, Governance, Human Rights, Investigative Reports, Peace and Conflict, Rodrigo R. Duterte, The Judiciary
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"...
November 28, 2016 | In: Civil Society, Congress Watch, Drugs & Crime, Duterte, EDSA, General, Human Rights, In the News, Internet, Martial Law, Media, Peace and Conflict, Rodrigo R. Duterte
[gview file="http://pcij.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Speech-UPLAA-Omb-Conchita-Carpio-Morales-Nov.-25-2016.pdf"] OMBUDSMAN Conchita Carpio-Morales on Friday offered sharp and powerful messages on the most contentious issues in the country...
October 14, 2016 | In: Access to Information, Civil Society, Cross Border, Drugs & Crime, Duterte, Freedom of Information, Governance, Human Rights, Journalist Killings, Rodrigo R. Duterte, United Nations
THE PROSECUTOR of the international Criminal Court on Thursday served notice to the government of the Philippines that anyone inducing or engaging in "acts of mass violence... including by ordering, requesting, encouraging or contributing, in any...
October 7, 2016 | In: Access to Information, Civil Society, Duterte, Free Expression - Asia, Freedom of Information, General, Rodrigo R. Duterte
STATEMENT OF THE RIGHT TO KNOW, RIGHT NOW! COALITION 07 October 2016 On the first 100 days of the Duterte Administration, the Right to Know, Right Now! Coalition (R2KRN) cites the issuance of Executive Order No. 2 on the Freedom of Information as a...
July 26, 2016 | In: 2016 Elections, Civil Society, Drugs & Crime, Duterte, Freedom of Information, Human Rights, In the News, Investigative Reports, Local Government, Peace and Conflict, The Judiciary
By Karol Ilagan Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism ON TOP of Bayani Arago’s desk at the Commission on Human Rights National Capital Region (CHR NCR) is a pile of clippings now about an inch thick. The news reports, which Arago began...
July 26, 2016 | In: Duterte, General, In Photos, Rodrigo R. Duterte, SONA
By Jil Danielle Caro, Ehcel Hurna, and Davinci Maru Libu-libong manggagawa, mangingisda, magsasaka, katutubo, estudyante, guro, at iba pang sektor ng lipunan ang nakilahok sa pagkilos para sa unang State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni pangulong...
