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Urbanization, rampant land conversion kill farmers’ livelihoods
The refusal of both owners or buyers and farmers to farm idle lands has provided an opening for real estate developers. Many farmers, already in their mid-50s to 60 years old, have…
By Adminnewspack·September 19, 2022
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CALAX project hastens death of farming in Imus, Cavite
The P35-billion Cavite-Laguna Expressway, a project billed as a solution to the traffic gridlock in Cavite and Laguna provinces, has hastened the decline of agriculture in the city…
By Paul Jeffrey Penaflor·September 19, 2022
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‘Exercise empathy, connect with readers’: Investigative journos tell student journalists
On the third leg of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ)’s online caravan series “Investigative Journalism in the Era of Disinformation” on September 16…
By Elyssa Lopez·September 18, 2022
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Student journalists told to hone interviewing skills to beat disinformation
Journalist Christan Esguerra told student journalists participating in the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism’s (PCIJ) online caravan on investigative journalism to…
By Elyssa Lopez·September 17, 2022
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Regulators need to swim faster than online loan sharks
The growth of online lending apps point to the need for financial literacy and a new approach to regulation.
By Aileen Macalintal·September 15, 2022
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Online loan sharks resort to public shaming, privacy breaches and death threats
Borrowing money can be embarrassing. But for debt-trapped individuals and households, it can be stressful and traumatic.
By Aileen Macalintal·September 15, 2022
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‘Investigative Journ is an antidote to disinfo’: PCIJ urges school papers to join fight for truth
The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism on Wednesday, September 14, kicked off its five-part online caravan series “Investigative Journalism in the Era of…
By Elyssa Lopez·September 14, 2022
CORRUPTION WATCH
Collusion, corruption allegations hound dam projects in last nature frontier of the Cordillera
Pan Pacific Renewable Power Philippines Corp., a company engaged in building energy sources, intends to build two large hydropower plants – Gened 1 and 2 – which threaten to…
By Karlston Lapniten·September 10, 2022
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NCIP repeats playbook on Gened-2
The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples continued the consent process for the larger Gened-2 dam project despite appeals from the communities to postpone any Free, Prior and…
By Karlston Lapniten·September 10, 2022
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NCIP red-tags IP members
NCIP Chairman Allen Capuyan is the executive director of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict, while NCIP Regional Director Marlon Bosantog is the former…
By Karlston Lapniten·September 10, 2022
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Aparri fisherfolk suffer poor aramang catch as gov’t dredging project begins
A project meant to help restore a major river in Aparri has wreaked havoc on the livelihood of local fisherfolk. Authorities and operators claim the problems are only temporary.
By Mark Z Saludes·September 8, 2022
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Residents accuse contractors of using dredging project to mine black sand
Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba Sr. adamantly denied that the contractors are mining black sand in the town of Aparri, but residents are far from convinced.
By Mark Z Saludes·September 8, 2022
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DATA: Who donated to Sara Duterte?
Three parties, two politicians, and a Davao-based realty firm paid for Sara Duterte's P219 million worth of expenses in the May 2022 Elections. Here is the summary. And here is the…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism Pcij·September 6, 2022
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
DATA: How the candidates for vice president spent in the May 2022 polls
While nearly all of her opponents in the race for vice president reported using their own money to fund their campaigns, Sara Duterte did not shell out a single peso or receive any…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism Pcij·September 6, 2022
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A tale of two SOCEs: Bongbong and Sara both won by a landslide, but did not spend the same
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte each won by a landslide in the May 2022 polls, but their spending is worlds apart. Duterte spent only P3 per voter to become vice…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism Pcij·September 6, 2022
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Politicians foot campaign bill of Sara Duterte as she banks on father’s popularity
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Sara Duterte each won landslide victories in the May 2022 polls, but their spending is worlds apart. Duterte spent only P3 per voter to win a…
By Karol Ilagan·September 6, 2022
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DATA: Who donated to Bongbong Marcos?
PCIJ researched each of Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s donors to track relevant family, political and business ties. We found that relatives of his father’s known supporters…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism Pcij·August 31, 2022
CAMPAIGN FINANCE
Marcos return to Malacañang funded by donors linked to father’s ‘cronies’, gov’t contractors
Partido Federal ng Pilipinas footed 40% of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s campaign bill through party treasurer Antonio Ernesto “Anton” Floirendo Lagdameo Jr., grandson of his…
By Karol Ilagan·August 31, 2022
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DATA: Marcos gets biggest donation among presidential candidates
A total of 67 donors contributed P624.7 million to help Ferdinand Marcos Jr. win the presidency, based on his own declarations to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). It is the…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism·August 31, 2022
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The undelivered speech of Sen. Benigno Aquino Jr. upon his return from the US, Aug. 21, 1983
Former opposition senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. returned to the country on Aug. 21, 1983, following three years in exile, but he was gunned down on the tarmac of Manila…
By Adminnewspack·August 21, 2022
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‘Happy surprise.’ Marcos appoints members of interim Bangsamoro parliament
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reappointed Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) chief minister Chairman Ahod Balawag Ebrahim and his group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front…
By Adminnewspack·August 13, 2022