FOR years now, the Philippines has been among the leading sources of seafarers for the global shipping industry. One in every five seafarers plying the world's waters today is Filipino, and the total amount they send home each year is astounding. Indeed,...

ONE by one, as if in a chorus line, allies of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the House of Representatives on Tuesday took turns undermining the fourth impeachment complaint filed against her, prompting pro-impeachment lawmakers to nearly walk out of...

THE PCIJ recently added another award to its collection, winning the 2007 National Book Award for Journalism for its book "The Rulemakers: How the Wealthy and Well-born Dominate Congress." The recognition from the Manila Critics Circle and the National...

FORMER House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. appealed to his colleagues on Monday to “use (their) conscience” in deciding on the latest impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The Pangasinan lawmaker was trying to win the...

THE PCIJ again emerged victorious at the 2008 Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA) held recently in Tokyo, Japan, garnering the top prize in one of four categories and clinching runner-up honors in another. Alecks P. Pabico, the Center's multimedia...

CULTURE is a fundamental part of people’s lives. Its integration to policies and programs is deemed essential to achieve development, according to this year’s State of World Population report. Carrying the theme “Reaching Common Ground: Culture,...

TOKYO -- The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) is again vying for honors for excellence in journalistic reporting that cover development trends and issues in Asia at the 2008 Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA) organized and...