April 2022.

[Hangad ko na] bawat bayan ay may mga paaralan [elementary at high school] para mas maging accessible sa bawat batang Filipino ang edukasyon. (I wish that each town will have a…

Procurement Documents Invitation to Bid Bidding Documents Bid Bulletin No. 1 Bid Bulletin No. 2 Bid Bulletin No. 2 (Annex B – List of Polling Centers) Notice of Award – NextIX Inc…

Like many parts of Palawan, the pristinely beautiful and biodiverse town of Culion is being rezoned to pave the way for tourism development that would not bode well for the…

Over 60 participants from the academe, civil society, government, and the media join the second focus group discussion of PCIJ’s Prison Reporting Project.

Persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) long for the day they finally regain freedom. But with Pamela Simpiano, her release initially brought her anxiety.

During the pandemic, some of the minors in Bahay Pag-Asa Malabon charged with drug offenses were only violating lockdown protocols like curfews, said Rosemarie Ramos, who runs the…

Plagued with acute overcrowding, poor ventilation, inaccessible health care services, and high prevalence of communicable and non-communicable diseases among inmates, Philippine…

Testimonies from former police agents show that enforced disappearances were employed during President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs”, as it was during the martial law of the…

We spoke to an economist and governance expert, an urban planner, a human rights advocate, and a Southeast Asia watcher. These are the urgent issues and tasks for the next…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exposed the country’s dependence on food imports. Vietnam, the country’s top supplier of rice, has also shown a decline in production. Russia’s…

The death of 17-year-old student Kian Delos Santos in August 2017 symbolized the brutality of President Rodrigo Duterte’s “drug war.” He was shot in the head twice as he begged for…

After Typhoon “Odette” (international name: “Rai”) rampaged through Philippine regions before Christmas 2021, 405 people were reported dead, over a thousand were injured, and over…

The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. If a new variant threatens another surge, there are better ways to respond than ordering another lockdown. The first mistake the next president…

The country’s economic recovery is at stake in the May polls. The next president will need to create jobs and help businesses and industries. If the country’s Covid-19 cases…

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Applications for open-pit and offshore mines flood the Mines and Geosciences Bureau as the Duterte administration reverses its mining policy.