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Balik Eskwela! Education data for all
In this special feature of PCIJ’s Money Politics Online portal, check out all the data you need on: * The number of public and private elementary and secondary schools, from 2005 to 2016; * The number of enrollees in public and private pre-school, elementary, and secondary schools, from 1980 to 2016; and * The net […]
Quick Stats: Marawi City
MARAWI CITY, the capital of Lanao del Sur province, has become the veritable ground zero of intermittent clashes between soldiers and extremist forces since last Tuesday. The incidents have lent President Rodrigo R. Duterte a supposedly “compelling reason” to declare martial law across the whole of Mindanao. Here are a few useful stats about Marawi […]
Manila, Beijing dating again:
‘Who is the screwer, screwed?’
Last of Two Parts THEY CALL it “Dutertenomics.” Its tagline: “Build, build, build.” Its boast: “The golden age of Philippine infrastructure.” Its estimated bill: PhP8.4 trillion, to be sourced from taxes, foreign and local loans, and Official Development Assistance (ODA) from bilateral partners. By 2022, senior officials of the Duterte administration promise that roads, bridges, […]
The PH parties to Duterte’s China deals
By Kenneth Cardenas* Fellow, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism ——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— AVLB Asia Pacific Conglomerate, Inc. AVLB Asia Pacific is primarily engaged in coir, peat, and upholstery padding. As of end-2014, it had yet to operate commercially. Its registered address is JGD Plaza, at the corner of Lizada Street and Monteverde Avenue, Davao City. The same […]
‘$24-B’ not yet a cinch: Brokers
stalk talks, contracting so tedious
First of Two Parts AT THE close of his four-day state visit in Beijing last October, a pleased President Rodrigo R. Duterte proclaimed to the world that the Philippines and China were now besties, or the best of friends. As proof positive, Duterte and his Cabinet secretaries showed off to reporters and businessmen from 300 […]
