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Erring Cops in Malacañang: Miscommunication Between Commander-in-Chief and PNP

JEERS TO the media for failing to point out the seeming disconnect between President Rodrigo Duterte and the Philippine National Police (PNP) authorities on the erring cops who... Read more

Behind the Scenes: Korean Mafia in the Philippines?

THE KIDNAP and killing of Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo unmasked the corruption and criminality within the ranks of the Philippine National Police (PNP), prompting President Duterte to... Read more

Caught in a Tight Spot: “Tokhang for Ransom” and Kidnap-slay Controversy

“THIS IS your police… We serve and protect,” says the message on a wall by the gate of Camp Crame, the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) headquarters along Edsa... Read more

Information Access: On Paper but Not in Practice

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for reporting the failure of some government agencies to respond to its requests for information on the conduct of... Read more

Duterte’s Drug War: Debunking Presumption of Regularity

THE NUMBER of deaths in President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs rises by the day, raising concerns and eliciting criticism not only from some Filipinos but also from... Read more

Drug War EJKs: Cross-Checking Cayetano’s Murder, Homicide Stats

CHEERS TO Rappler for spotting inaccuracies in Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s graph showing a “drastic” drop in the number of murder and homicide cases recorded during the first month... Read more

Verifying Duterte’s Stats

CHEERS TO Rappler for verifying the accuracy of a statement by President Rodrigo Duterte about the number of police and military men who have died in the line... Read more

Assessing the Cost of Duterte’s War on Drugs

CHEERS TO the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) for a quick assessment of the record so far of the anti-illegal drugs campaign of the Duterte administration that the... Read more

Media on the ‘War on Drugs’

Recalling the Rights of the Accused CHEERS TO PhilStar.com for a timely and relevant look into the rights of individuals accused of crimes in the Philippines in the... Read more

Mamasapano Revisited: The Press Got Played

SENATE HEARINGS in aid of legislation are an important part of democracy. The very nature of these hearings – senators have subpoena and contempt powers and are immune... Read more