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Price check: Hygiene kit items cost more than DTI, retail chain rates
THE top three suppliers of the billion-peso food, hygiene, and various other kits for the displaced residents of the Islamic City of Marawi supposedly offered “the lowest and most…
By Malou Mangahas·May 28, 2018
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DSWD-Region 12 blows a billion pesos on food packs, various kits for Marawi
NEARLY EVERY month in the last half of 2017, the Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office in Region XII (Central Mindanao) went on a shopping binge and ended up…
By Malou Mangahas·May 25, 2018
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Firms of clans among winners of Marawi road, housing deals
CONTRACTORS tied to political clans have been awarded a combined total of P306 million in contracts to build transitional shelter units and roads for residents of Marawi City and…
By Karol Ilagan·May 24, 2018
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A majority of Duterte allies will pick Marawi’s ground-zero contractor
A SMALL COMMITTEE of seven persons, including four political appointees and associates of President Rodrigo R. Duterte from Davao City and elsewhere in Mindanao, will decide which…
By Malou Mangahas·May 23, 2018
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A patchwork of sketchy plans, loose rules, uncertain funding
THE SIEGE of the Islamic City of Marawi marks its first anniversary on May 23 but its vaunted multi-billion peso rehabilitation and reconstruction program remains a patchwork of…
By Malou Mangahas·May 22, 2018
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Voices from the frontlines: Tragic stories built on trust
THE STORIES are tragic. They are horrifying and shocking. They are too compelling for any journalist to ignore. But, as the bodies started to pile up, the stories became more…
By Manny Mogato·May 4, 2018
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To the max, facts, propaganda cranked up in battle for Marawi
Reflections of a TV correspondent I HAVE BEEN covering conflicts for over 20 years both here and abroad. I thought i’ve seen it all. Then came the battle for Marawi. At first it…
By Philippine Center For Investigative Journalism Pcij·May 4, 2018
Drug War
Cops shift from open to opaque: What’s secret about drug war data?
Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism RIGHT BEFORE the inaugural as president of Rodrigo R. Duterte and the launch of his so-called war on drugs, I got an interview with a…
By Vino Lucero·May 4, 2018
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A bloody trail of patterns
Reporter, Philippine Daily Inquirer MY COVERAGE of the war on drugs began on July 3, 2016. It was President Rodrigo Duterte’s third day in office. What a bloody Sunday it was! That…
By Aie Balagtas·May 4, 2018
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Beyond the death toll, humanizing the victims
THOUSANDS have been killed in the government’s brutal crusade against drugs. They call it a war. It is, instead, a violent campaign against the poorest and most vulnerable. Many…
By The Nightcrawlers·May 4, 2018
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Speak Truth to Power, Keep Power in Check
RODRIGO R. Duterte’s presidency has altered and controlled the public discourse so radically in its favor in ways rude and bold. One tragic result: it has restricted and narrowed…
By Pcij·May 3, 2018
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Speak Truth to Power, Keep Power in Check
RODRIGO R. Duterte’s presidency has altered and controlled the public discourse so radically in its favor in ways rude and bold. Its tragic result: it has restricted and narrowed…
By Adminnewspack·May 3, 2018
