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Capturing Human Rights: 12 visual journalists get PCIJ-PCP fellowship grant
They will receive financial support and mentoring from Xyza Cruz Bacani, Gigie Cruz, Raffy Lerma, and Luis Liwanag.
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism Pcij·March 6, 2021
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Seniority favors Bernabe to become next chief justice, but will Duterte honor it?
Senior Associate Justice Estela Perlas Bernabe retires on May 15, 2022. If she becomes chief justice, President Rodrigo Duterte may still appoint her successor. But it’s an…
By Carmela Fonbuena·March 5, 2021
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Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando
Here’s a list of some of Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando’s decisions in the Supreme Court.
By Stanley Buenafe Gajete·March 5, 2021
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Q&A: 3 questions JBC should ask the Chief Justice nominees
Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta is stepping down one year earlier than his scheduled retirement. PCIJ interviews journalist Marites Vitug, author of the book Shadow of Doubt…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism Pcij·March 4, 2021
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Kinder post-pandemic Philippine cities: an animated fairytale
What if Philippine cities magically had decent housing, reliable public transport, and participatory local governments? What would this future look like?
By Ica Fernandez·March 3, 2021
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Tungo sa mas Makataong Lungsod: isang maikling pelikulang pambata
Paano kung biglang mabigyan ang mga siyudad ng Pilipinas ng mura at kalidad na pabahay, epektibong pampublikong transportasyon, at pamahalaan kung saan puwedeng lumahok ang…
By Ica Fernandez·March 3, 2021
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Combating Covid-19 leads PH-China bilateral agenda but West PH Sea concerns grow
The arrival of 600,000 doses of a coronavirus vaccine from China on Feb. 28 signals the start of public inoculations in the Philippines, the last Asean country to do so. Health…
By Carmela Fonbuena·March 2, 2021
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PH priority groups: 35 million Filipinos who will get the coronavirus vaccines first
The first 600,000 doses of coronavirus vaccines arrived from China on Feb. 28. Here’s the list of the government’s priority groups for the vaccines.
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism Pcij·February 28, 2021
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Job opportunity: Researcher
PCIJ is seeking to recruit a full-time researcher to work with the Center’s Editorial Desk. The post comes with the opportunity to work on research, investigative and collaborative…
By Adminnewspack·February 22, 2021
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Job opportunity: Reporter
PCIJ is seeking to recruit mid- or senior-level reporters on a project basis. The reporters will help PCIJ in its coverage of preparations for the 2022 elections and other special…
By Adminnewspack·February 22, 2021
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Marilao’s poultry processing plants fail lab tests
Reporting fellows of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) collected water samples from the waste pipes of plants along the Marilao River. Laboratory tests show…
By Annie Ruth Sabangan·February 19, 2021
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Marilao River polluters get away with small fines
The Clean Water Act of 2004 orders plants to pay discharge fees based on the volume of wastewater and pollutants that they release into water bodies. A self-monitoring mechanism in…
By Annie Ruth Sabangan·February 18, 2021
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A dead river — in pictures
PCIJ reporting fellows Annie Ruth Sabangan and Bernard Testa took these photos as they sailed into Marilao River to hunt for the drain pipes of chicken dressing and rendering…
By Annie Ruth Sabangan·February 17, 2021
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‘The wastewater looked like mud’: EMB goes after Vitarich Corp.
Four reporting fellows of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) took a motorized boat to Marilao River to search for the outfall pipes of the town’s biggest…
By Annie Ruth Sabangan·February 16, 2021
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Q&A: Myanmar situation ‘different from 1988,’ Asean should step up to facilitate talks
Dr. Miemie Winn Byrd, a Myanmar-born former US army officer, talks to the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) about the situation in Myanmar. She is an adjunct…
By Carmela Fonbuena·February 15, 2021
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The Bulacan town where chickens are slaughtered and the river is dead
In this four-part investigative report, PCIJ shows how poultry processing plants in the town of Marilao in Bulacan have dumped untreated or undertreated wastewater into the dead…
By Annie Ruth Sabangan·February 14, 2021
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Reporting grant: Covid-19 explainers
PCIJ accepts applications until Feb. 21, 2021. Four grants will be awarded.
By Adminnewspack·February 8, 2021
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‘The Anti-Terrorism Act is running roughshod over the constitution’
The Supreme Court on Feb. 2, 2021 held oral arguments on the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. We are publishing a transcript of the opening statement of former Solicitor General Jose…
By Jose Anselmo I Cadiz·February 8, 2021
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’24 day maximum extrajudicial detention long and oppressive’
The Supreme Court on Feb. 2, 2021 held oral arguments on the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. We are publishing a transcript of the opening statement of petitioner Albay Rep. Edcel…
By Edcel Lagman·February 8, 2021
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‘Our democracy is under siege’
The Supreme Court on Feb. 2, 2021 held oral arguments on the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. We are publishing a transcript of the opening statement of petitioner Algamar Latiph, a…
By Algamar Latiph·February 7, 2021
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‘If we are not sure what terrorism is, we can’t be sure what inciting to terrorism covers’
The Supreme Court on Feb. 2, 2021 held oral arguments on the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020. We are publishing a transcript of the opening statement of petitioner Alfredo Molo…
By Alfredo Molo Iii·February 7, 2021
