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U.S. assistance for Typhoon Odette tops Php1 billion with new major announcement

The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is allocating an additional Php950 million ($19 million) ...

Staff ReporterDecember 30, 2021

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U.S. assistance for Typhoon Odette tops Php1 billion with new major announcement

The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is allocating an additional Php950 million ($19 million) ...

Staff ReporterDecember 30, 2021

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Rise of electric cars threatens Philippine forests

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network and NBC News. Deck: The transition to clean energy...

Karol Ilagan, Elyssa Lopez, Andrew Lehren, Anna Schecter and Rich SchapiroDecember 30, 202115 min

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Philippines, 4 other Asean member-states urged to form coalition in South China Sea

It was Christmas Day, but instead of celebrating with their families back home, a group of fishermen from Barangay Cato in the Philippine coastal town...

Carmela Fonbuena, Philippine Center for Investigative JournalismDecember 30, 202110 min

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Only 1 in 4 Senate bets in 2019 polls declared social media spending

Have candidates been transparent about their campaign spending on social media? In the 2019 elections, only 16 out of 62 or about a quarter of candida...

Cherry Salazar, Philippine Center for Investigative JournalismDecember 30, 20216 min

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Philippine Post Office releases stamps to mark 125th Anniversary of Rizal Martyrdom

The Philippine Post Office will issue new postage stamps on December 30, 2021 to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Dr. Jose P. Riz...

Staff ReporterDecember 30, 20212 min

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POPCOM projects slowest population rise in 75 years

The Philippine population is expected to achieve a historic record in 2021, as the total number of Filipinos is projected to increase by only 324,000 ...

Staff ReporterDecember 29, 20213 min

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‘Guarantee child protection in 2022 National Budget’

With the ratification of the Bicameral Conference (BICAM) report, Social Watch Philippines (SWP) welcomes the increased investment for child protectio...

Staff ReporterDecember 28, 20213 min

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U.S. provides additional Php50M for Typhoon Odette emergency response

The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing an additional Php 50 million ($1 million) to...

Staff ReporterDecember 28, 20212 min

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LOSING PARADISE: Unsafe levels of hexavalent chromium found in Rio Tuba waterways

By Karol Ilagan, Andrew Lehren, Anna Schecter and Rich Schapiro THIS STORY WAS PRODUCED BY THE PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN PART...

Staff ReporterDecember 27, 202111 min

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