Stories tagged
‘marlene esperat’

One year after her murder, no justice for ‘Erin Brockovich’

by Luz Rimban

Marlene Garcia-Esperat, a journalist/anti-graft crusader and a source for some of PCIJ’s corruption stories, was killed in Sultan Kudarat by a lone assassin on March 24, 2005. A year after her death, the masterminds of her killing continue to elude justice.

Read more… | Posted Friday, March 24th, 2006

Farewell, Erin Brockovich

by Luz Rimban and Sheila S. Coronel

IT WAS hard to take Marlene Garcia-Esperat seriously. Each time she came to our office to report yet another corrupt government deal, she wore mini skirts, stiletto heels and tight dresses with low necklines that revealed more than concealed. Every visit from her was a sartorial shock. You could say she was a colorful person, as each time she came, her hair was dyed a different shade (her preferred hues were light brown and red) and her eye shadow was inspired by the rainbow. Once, she even came in fishnet stockings.

Read more… | Posted Monday, March 28th, 2005