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Marcos’ second SONA: Experts weigh in on what he said and didn’t say
LAST UPDATE: JULY 29, 2023 WHAT HE SAID: WHAT HE DID NOT SAY: 2022 SPEECHES Marcos lists 12 priority bills President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked Congress to support 12 priority…
By The Pcij Staff·July 29, 2023
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‘Parang nananaginip siya:’ Marcos urged again to appoint full time agri chief after 2nd SONA
It’s a critical sector. Agricultural growth is more effective in removing poverty than any other industrial growth but fisherfolks, farmers, children, and individuals residing in…
By Carmela Fonbuena·July 29, 2023
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Marcos as an anti-corruption crusader? Watchdog groups weigh in
Watchdog groups interviewed by PCIJ welcome President Marcos’ SONA. But the proof of the anti-corruption pudding is in the eating, they say.
By Guinevere Latoza·July 28, 2023
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‘It’ll be contentious moving to 2025:’ BARMM progress not as smooth as Marcos claims in 2nd SONA
Stakeholders and analysts say President Marcos’ SONA indicated his commitment to the peace process. But the rosy picture he painted in his SONA betrayed realities on the ground.
By Carmela Fonbuena·July 26, 2023
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Environmentalists are lukewarm about Marcos’ call to tax single-use plastics
Environmentalists have long called for a ban on single-use plastics, unconvinced that taxing the product would result in significant reduction of the country’s plastic waste.
By Elyssa Lopez·July 26, 2023
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Marcos Year 1: The ‘son of dictator’ tours the world to repair Philippine image, family legacy
In his first year in office, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. logged 13 overseas trips or an average of one trip a month. The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism mapped…
By Elyssa Lopez·July 24, 2023
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The silence of Bongbong Marcos on attacks vs press freedom in 2nd SONA speaks volumes
The state of the Philippine media is troubling. Three journalists were killed during President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s first year in office. Majority of media channels…
By Cherry Salazar·July 24, 2023
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#SONA2023 protesters spotlight human rights issues vs Marcos — in photos
Human rights and civil society groups were back on the streets on Monday, July 24, ahead of the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
By Larry Monserate Piojo For Pcij·July 24, 2023
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Promise of faster repatriation of OFWs under new Department of Migrant Workers still unfulfilled
As both President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) mark their first year, a migrant advocacy group says the promise of improved…
By Cherry Salazar·July 24, 2023
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OFWs are harassed — Jessica got jail time — over loans they’re forced to make to get jobs abroad
PCIJ’s investigation underscores the urgency of a comprehensive government solution to address the rampant fleecing by recruitment agencies of Filipinos who are desperate to find…
By Cherry Salazar·July 21, 2023
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Hong Kong cases expose shortcomings of gov’t interventions to protect OFWs from debt burden
Harassment against Hong Kong migrant workers imperils their employment opportunities and prompts them to incur more debt. Governments are aware of the problem, but advocacy groups…
By Cherry Salazar·July 21, 2023
CORRUPTION WATCH
‘Love the Philippines’ ad firm won at least P187M worth of tourism promotion contracts
PCIJ’s research shows that Doyle, Dane & Bernbach (DDB) Philippines also won at least three other contracts with the Department of Health and the Philippine Deposit Insurance…
By Carmela Fonbuena·July 13, 2023
