by Malou Mangahas
SINCE last May, the task force leading the government’s efforts to rebuild the Islamic City of Marawi in Lanao del Sur has been setting and resetting groundbreaking rites for a multibillion-peso, 22-component project under its “minimum scope of work” in the 250-hectare “conflict zone” or the city’s “most affected area” (MAA). Task Force Bangon Marawi […]
by Malou Mangahas
LAST JULY 2, after being declared ineligible to bid for the multibillion-peso contract to rebuild Marawi City’s conflict zone or “most affected area (MAA),” a consortium led by a China state-owned enterprise filed a motion for reconsideration with the Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM).As of this writing, the Task Force has yet to decide with […]
by Rufa Cagoco-Guiam*
A FORTNIGHT AGO on July 27, 2018, President Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11054 or the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) that was finalized by the Senate and the House of Representatives bicameral conference committee, and which enrolled some amendments to the draft submitted by the Bangsamoro Transition Committee. A ceremonial signing event was held on […]
SONA Antemortem, Postmortem
by Floreen Simon
A FORTNIGHT AGO, a policy forum on the state of “Democracy and Governance in the Philippines: Deficit, Surplus, and Unfinished Business” was conducted by the PCIJ, in partnership with the Office of the Ombudsman of the Philppines and the Right to Know, Right Now! Coalition.To flesh out inputs from the resources persons — Ombudsman Conchita […]
Democracy & Governance: Deficit, Surplus, Unfinished Business
by Atty. Jose Manuel I. Diokno, Founding Dean, College of Law-De La Salle University and
National Chairman, Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG)
WHAT has happened to civil and political rights, and the rule of law, under two years of the Duterte administration? What follows is the speech of Atty. Jose Manuel I. Diokno, dean of De La Salle University’s College of Law and national chairman of the Free Legal Assistance Group, at the forum on “Democracy and […]
Democracy & Governance: Deficit, Surplus, Unfinished Business
by Dr. Emmanuel S. de Dios, University of the Philippines School of Economics
WHAT is the true state of the economy, and the status of economic and policy reforms, under two years of the Duterte administration? What follows is the presentation, by text and graphics, of Dr. Emmanuel S. de Dios of the University of the Philippines School of Economics, at the forum on “Democracy and Governance in […]
PCIJ Primer: Unpacking Federalism
by Malou Mangahas, Justin Oliver Fiestada, and Crystal Joy de la Rosa; Infographics by Ojie Sarmiento and John Reiner Antiquerra
A “SELF-EXECUTING” ban on political dynasties is supposedly one of the crown jewels of the draft constitution for the pitch to shift to a federal system of government. It is paired with a proposed ban on turncoatism, or candidates changing political parties between elections or during election campaigns.These are supposed to limit the opportunities for […]
A PCIJ Primer: Unpacking Federalism
by Crystal Joy de la Rosa, Justin Oliver Fiestada, and Malou Mangahas: Infographics by Ojie Sarmiento and John Reiner Antiquerra
ONLY THREE of the proposed 18 federated regions have revenue collections larger than the fund transfers that they are getting from the national government in terms of Internal Revenue Allotment or IRA. The rest of the 15 regions remain largely dependent on their IRA shares to sustain their most basic operations.The three regions with strong […]
A PCIJ Primer: Unpacking Federalism
by Justin Oliver Fiestada, Crystal Joy de la Rosa, and Malou Mangahas; Infographics by John Reiner Antiquerra and Ojie Sarmiento
THE POOR abound in this country — Filipinos who cannot earn or raise the minimum income to meet the basic food and non-food requirements. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) clusters them among citizens living below the poverty threshold.Across the nation, the PSA says that some 21.9 million Filipinos, or nearly one in every five, do […]
A PCIJ Primer: Unpacking Federalism
by Crystal Joy de la Rosa, Justin Oliver Fiestada, Steffi Mari Sanchez, Malou Mangahas, and the PCIJ Data Team; Infographics by Ojie Sarmiento and John Reiner Antiquerra
THE PHILIPPINES has a total land area of about 300,000 square kilometers (sq km).This is according to the cadastral survey and estimated land areas certified and provided to the Department of Budget and Management by the Land Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, as of December 2013.Nearly half or 43 percent consists of […]