Rappler's latest stories on lawlessness in Malacañang and government branches
Will PH military be China's unwitting accessory to data breach?
Experts say Dito Telecommunity can allow China to mine data of Filipinos, and the Philippine military would be helping it by letting the telco build cell sites in its camps and bases
Military report confirms spying risks in deal with China-backed telco
The China-backed telco’s equipment can indeed be used to spy on the military, says the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ own risk analysis of the ‘co-location’ deal
Bantag tries to slay Bilibid's old monsters, Duterte-style
Part 3: Gerald Bantag literally bulldozed his way to get rid of shanties inside Bilibid on his first week. Will it work in fixing congestion and criminality? We take an inside look.
Unqualified GCTA returnees lose jobs, are detained for months
Part 2: Even if many are not heinous crime convicts, former inmates turn themselves in to the Correctional Institution for Women out of fear of the President. Administrative lapses make them worry they won’t be home for Christmas.
Bilibid returnees die in Duterte administration blunders
Part 1: Massive errors in record-keeping and ill-prepared facilities keep thousands in jail for months, and kill at least 4 convict returnees. They regret heeding the President's call.
[OPINION] The lawless Duterte presidency
The Philippines has been transformed into a wilderness soaked in blood
Multi-billion SEA Games 2019 fund follows Cayetano where he goes
The money trail shows SEA Games organizing committee chair Alan Peter Cayetano has control over the budget regardless of which agency the money is lodged under
[PODCAST] New Clark City: May anomalya ba?
Paano nga ba nakalusot ang kwestyonableng deal na pinangunahan ng Bases Conversion and Development Authority?
How BCDA's multi-billion New Clark deal slipped through
Conclusion: EXCLUSIVE: The favorable legal opinion of the OGCC being cited by BCDA was issued only in October 2018 – 8 months after the deal was already signed, skirting several rules, including BCDA's own guidelines
[PODCAST] Paano naiipit si Robredo sa drug war ni Duterte
Ano ang gustong mangyari ni Vice President Leni Robredo sa kampanya laban sa droga?
OGCC flagged non-bidding of BCDA's New Clark sports facilities
Part 2: EXCLUSIVE: The OGCC raises red flags during a contract review. The BCDA, however, says it has an OGCC opinion that affirms the legality of the agreement.
BCDA, Malaysian firm ink questionable P11-billion SEA Games deal
Part 1: (UPDATED) EXCLUSIVE: The OGCC flags the return-of-investment and profit-sharing schemes of the BCDA-MTD Capital Berhad deal, but the BCDA insists it's 'very advantageous to the government’
Vaping arrest order is latest legal conundrum in Duterte admin
Is vaping allowed in designated smoking areas? The President's foot soldiers are piecing policy puzzles as they go.
3 years on, Bong Go still wrongly thinks CHR 'protects' only criminals
Commission on Human Rights Chairperson Chito Gascon says they are mandated to remind the government to punish criminals 'in accordance with the rule of law'
Duterte's golden age of infrastructure will have to be completed by next president
Duterte's new list of infrastructure projects features about 100, but he won't finish almost half of them during his term. Most construction activities are also expected to start by 2022, his last year in office.
Conclusion: Experts warn of spying risk in AFP deal with China-backed telco
The military's co-location deals with Smart Communications, Globe Telecom, and Dito Telecommunity are prone to spying, experts say, but Dito's link to the Chinese government means the third telco poses a greater threat
Experts warn of spying risk in AFP deal with China-backed telco
Part 1: Rappler obtains copies of the military’s co-location agreements with Dito Telecommunity, Globe Telecom, and Smart Communications. Security analysts say the arrangements leave military communications open to intercepts.
Agony continues for families shut out from Bilibid
'Anong mangyayari sa loob? Hindi natin nakikita, kasi nandito tayo sa labas. Maawa naman si General Bantag. Iyong rasyon, parang pagkain ng aso,' says a convict's wife, whose last visit was October 4
One year of Panelo, the showbiz spokesman
Count on Salvador Panelo to whip out every trick up his sleeve to defend the President. But who defends Panelo when he faces the specter of delicadeza?
FAST FACTS: State of Metro Manila’s public transport system
(3rd UPDATE) Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo draws flak for denying the existence of a mass transportation crisis. Let’s take a look at the state of public mass transit systems in Metro Manila.
Newsbreak Chats: How gov't is handling the GCTA, BuCor mess
On Thursday, September 26, the Newsbreak team sits down to discuss whether government is on the right track and what else it can do to full-proof the implementation of the GCTA law
LIST: Duterte's skipped events, long absences
Here is Rappler's running list of official engagements President Rodrigo Duterte has skipped and periods when he made no public appearances
FAST FACTS: What is inside the revised 2019 IRR of the GCTA Law
The new IRR says heinous crime convicts after the law became effective in 2013 shall not be entitled to any type of good conduct time allowance
Nicanor Faeldon's gov't posts and the controversies that trailed him
Occupying 3 key government positions since July 2016, Nicanor Faeldon has had more than his usual share of troubles
[PODCAST] Inciting to sedition sa ilalim ni Duterte
Ano ang implikasyon ng inciting to sedition complaint sa demokrasya sa Pilipinas?
'Obviously lying': Senators don't believe Faeldon
Will Faeldon survive this controversy unscathed?
Gaps by both Aquino, Duterte administrations led to GCTA mess
This demonstrates the pitfalls of bureaucracy and the impactful consequences of seemingly imperfect legislation
Newsbreak Chats: The GCTA law, Cardema, Bikoy, and how laws can be twisted
On Thursday, August 29, the Newsbreak team sits down to discuss and analyze how some political personalities have tried to trifle with the law
Duterte's office has highest confidential, intel funds in proposed 2020 budget
The allocation is even higher than what is to be given to the police and the military
TIMELINE: The GCTA law and the controversy it has stirred
The debate now focuses on whether or not people convicted of heinous crimes should benefit from the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. What are the arguments for amendment now?
Beyond Sanchez: How to improve the Good Conduct Time Allowance law
The law should clarify unclear provisions on heinous crimes and spell out disqualifying acts to encourage sustained good behavior
Early release of Antonio Sanchez? Here's what the GCTA law says
The GCTA law allows deductions from sentences of persons deprived of liberty on the basis of good behavior. But how is it calculated and what are the nuances of the law?
Remember? Salvador Panelo was Antonio Sanchez's lawyer in UPLB rape-slay case
Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo counts convicted murderer-rapist Antonio Sanchez as among his former clients
Evolution of the Duterte Cabinet
Roughly half of Duterte's original Cabinet remains at the midway point of his presidency, while the number of retired military or police in the Cabinet has tripled
Bikoy vs Bikoy: The biggest flip-flops of the government's star witness
Peter Joemel Advincula, the man known as Bikoy, has told many versions of a sensational tale about drugs and the country’s most powerful
Even as senator, Bong Go still Duterte's constant companion
Bong Go goes with the President to post-earthquake inspections and meetings with beauty queens. How is this affecting his role as senator?
So what if Bato heads the Senate panel probing drug war?
Human Rights Watch warns that Senator Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa will only be an obstacle to accountability on extrajudicial killings under the drug war
Legal issues with Duterte's PCSO gaming shutdown
(UPDATED) As in many of his previous impactful policies, the shutdown is not supported by a written order, which makes it hard to legally challenge its validity
‘His word is law’: A list of Duterte’s verbal-only orders
Aside from his order to stop PCSO games, President Rodrigo Duterte has made at least 6 other policy pronouncements that were not followed up by written documents defining their parameters and legal bases
BUILD BUILD BUILD
Rappler maps the 75 big-ticket infrastructure projects under the Build, Build, Build program
Newsbreak Chats: After Duterte's SONA and Gem-Ver, what now?
On Thursday, July 25, the Newsbreak team sits down to discuss the issues surrounding the lives of the Gem-Ver fishermen and what's ahead after the 2019 SONA
Duterte Promise Checklist: Major accomplishments, failures
Halfway into his presidency, we look at what Rodrigo Duterte's presidency has achieved and what it has failed at so far
On U.N. resolution vs drug war killings: What if Duterte blocks review?
Human Rights Watch's Carlos Conde says the Duterte government risks turning the Philippines into an 'international pariah' if it refuses to cooperate with the UN office
Corruption Red Flags: Excesses in government spending
Rappler conducts an analysis of 323 audit reports of government agencies to find irregularities and flagged spendings. Part 2 tackles excesses in spending, travels and ghosts of the pork scam.
Corruption Red Flags: Fake transactions, doubtful accounts in government spending
Rappler conducts an analysis of 323 audit reports of government agencies to find irregularities and flagged spendings. Part 1 is all about the fake and the doubtful.
Rappler Talk: Mark Thompson on Duterte's 'violent populism'
On Friday, July 12, Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug sits down with Mark Thompson, an expert on Southeast Asian politics, to discuss the past 3 years of the Duterte presidency and the continuing support of Filipinos for the President
Rodrigo Duterte: The celebrity in Malacañang
The Philippine President has a fandom that rivals many top celebrities – here's a look at how he has played the fame game
Duterte and the poor: What the surveys say
Throughout his 3 years in office, President Rodrigo Duterte has managed to keep poor Filipinos satisfied with his performance. Pollsters help us make sense of this.
Duterte’s war on dissent
The number of human rights defenders charged in the 3 years of the Duterte government is higher than those recorded during the full terms of Benigno Aquino III and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
