PCIJ's On the Record

PCIJ's On the Record

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PCIJ's On the Record episodes

  • DIGITAL SEX CRIMES IN ASIA: Online child sex abuse surges during pandemic

    The sexual exploitation of children has been a pressing concern in the Philippines for years, but the crime has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.


    Sexual predators are stuck at home, pushing the demand for more child abuse materials, which poor Filipino families supply, as they are forced
    to find ways to earn money while in quarantine.

    In this first episode of a special series produced in collaboration with ABS-CBN News, we will hear from government agencies and a

    trafficker about how social media has aided these crimes against children.

    Because of the nature of the subject, some parts of this podcast will be graphic and may be triggering to some listeners. Discretion is
    highly advised.

    This episode was written by Cherry Salazar of PCIJ and produced by ABS-CBN News. Neil Jayson Servallos of PCIJ and the UST Journalism

    School and Chiara Zambrano of ABS-CBN News conducted the interviews. Podcast cover art by Alexandra Paredes.

    This episode is supported by the Judith Neilson Institute’s Asian Stories project, in collaboration with ABS-CBN News, the South China
    Morning Post, The Korea Times and Tempo in Indonesia.

    If you want to learn more about the extent of the online sexual exploitation of children and efforts being done to curb it, you may please check PCIJ’s website, pcij.org, for our complementary multi-part investigative report.


    The ABS-CBN News Channel will also premiere a documentary on this issue in June.

    21 min
  • PCIJ: Katapusan na ba ng jeepney, ang Hari ng Kalsada?

    Ngayong katapusan ng Marso 2021, dapat ay nakasali o nakabuo na ngcooperative ang lahat ng mga may-ari ng pampasaherong jeep sa buong Pilipinas.  Ito ay ayon sa deadline na itinakda para sa tinaguriang “consolidation phase” ng Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program o PUVMP na inilunsad ng gobyerno noong Hunyo 2017.

    Nais ng programang ito na maipatupad ang “one-route, one-franchise system” para sa mga sasakyang namamasada, tulad ng jeepney. Ibig sabihin, sa halip na isa-isa ang pag-issue ng franchise kada isang jeepney operator, ito ay ipagkakaloob na lamang sa isang cooperative na ang mga miyembro ay driver at operator.

    Sa ganitong paraan, mas magiging efficient ang pamamalakad sa Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board o LTFRB, ang tanging ahensya na nagbibigay ng permit para sa mga pampasaherong sasakyan.

    Ayun sa mga nakapanayam ng PCIJ, kulang-kulang 2,000 ang empleyado ng LTFRB sa buong bansa.

    Umaabot naman sa halos 200,000 ang franchise na kanilang pinagkakaabalahan — at ito'y sa jeep lamang at hindi pa kasama ang mga bus, taxi, UV Express, at ang mga TNVS.

    Ang consolidation o pagsasanib ng jeepney franchises ay makabubuti rin daw para sa mga driver at operator.

    Dahil nag-consolidate na sila sa isang cooperative, mas magkakaroon sila ng pagkakataong humiram sa bangko para makabili ng mga modernized jeepney na magiging kapalit ng kanilang traditional na pampasada.

    Mas maginhawa daw para sa pasahero't driver at mas nakakabuti sa kapaligiran ang modernized jeepney.

    Ang tanong: Ito na ba ang katapusan ng traditional na jeepney, ang tinaguriang Hari ng Kalsada?

    Pakinggan sa On the Record, ang podcast ng Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism.

    Produced by Robert JA Basilio Jr. Credits: Spy Funk by Quincas Moreira (Audio Library, YouTube) and jeepney sound effects by Kevin Luce (freesound.org)

    14 min
  • PCIJ: Katapusan na ba ng Jeepney, ang Hari ng Kalsada?

    Ngayong katapusan ng Marso 2021, dapat ay  nakasali o nakabuo na ngcooperative ang lahat ng mga may-ari ng pampasaherong jeep sa buong Pilipinas.  Ito ay ayon sa deadline na itinakda para sa tinaguriang “consolidation phase” ng Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program o PUVMP na inilunsad ng gobyerno noong Hunyo 2017.

    Nais ng programang ito na maipatupad ang “one-route, one-franchise system” para sa mga sasakyang namamasada, tulad ng jeepney. Ibig sabihin, sa halip na isa-isa ang pag-issue ng franchise kada isang jeepney operator, ito ay ipagkakaloob na lamang sa isang cooperative na ang mga miyembro ay driver at operator.

    Sa ganitong paraan, mas magiging efficient ang pamamalakad sa Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board o LTFRB, ang tanging ahensya na nagbibigay ng permit para sa mga pampasaherong sasakyan.

    Ayun sa mga nakapanayam ng PCIJ, kulang-kulang 2,000 ang empleyado ng LTFRB sa buong bansa.

    Umaabot naman sa halos 200,000 ang franchise na kanilang pinagkakaabalahan — at ito'y sa jeep lamang at hindi pa kasama ang mga bus, taxi, UV Express, at ang mga TNVS.

    Ang consolidation o pagsasanib ng jeepney franchises ay makabubuti rin daw para sa mga driver at operator.

    Dahil nag-consolidate na sila sa isang cooperative, mas magkakaroon sila ng pagkakataong humiram sa bangko para makabili ng mga modernized jeepney na magiging kapalit ng kanilang traditional na pampasada.

    Mas maginhawa daw para sa pasahero't driver at mas nakakabuti sa kapaligiran ang modernized jeepney.

    Ang tanong: Ito na ba ang katapusan ng traditional na jeepney, ang tinaguriang Hari ng Kalsada?

    Pakinggan sa On the Record, ang podcast ng Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism.


    Produced by Robert JA Basilio Jr. Credits: Spy Funk by Quincas Moreira (Audio Library, YouTube) and jeepney sound effects by Kevin Luce (freesound.org)

    14 min
  • PCIJ: Sa Pilipinas, may tax incentive na forever

    What's the big picture? Investors in the Philippines can enjoy income tax holidays of up to six years. After that, they are allowed to pay only a special 5% tax on gross income earned (GIE) indefinitely, instead of the full 30% income tax paid by everyone else.

    Why it matters: Income tax breaks enjoyed by investors result in billions of foregone government revenues. These funds could have been collected and better spent on health, education and poverty reduction.

    What are the facts? In 2018 alone, foregone revenues reached almost P70 billion due to the 5% special tax. This was more than the P53-billion budget of the Department of Agriculture for the same year.

    The bottomline: A new bill intends to curtail the special 5% tax on gross income earned, a move resisted by officials of investment promotion agencies including the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, who fear that it will drive away foreign investors.

    Dig deeper: Read the full story here.

    Produced by Robert JA Basilio Jr. Credits: Music featured in this podcast include “In the Hall” of the Mountain King, composed by Edward Krieg and rendered by Kevin Macleod, “Staycation” by Corbyn Kites, and “Sunshine Samba” by Chris Haugen.

    15 min

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