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The official Twitter account of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Nov 3, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
ICYMI: President @bongbongmarcos on Monday blamed the devastation caused by #PaengPH on deforestation.

But did you know: Under his father and namesake Marcos Sr.’s martial law rule, relatives and cronies were rewarded with Timber License Agreements? 🧵 Timber licensees soared during the Marcos years, from 58 in 1969 to 471 in 1976. The Philippines recorded one of the worst deforestation rates in Asia-Pacific during those years, losing 316,000 hectares of forest annually on average.

pcij.org/article/5609/l…
Nov 3, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Filipino workers in a US military base in Diego Garcia, an island south of Maldives in the Indian Ocean, are bearing the brunt of a minimum wage dispute between the Philippine government and their employer.

pcij.org/article/9425/d… Workers said they feared losing their jobs if they head home before the wage dispute is resolved.

The @DMWPHL also accused Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc. (KBR), one of the largest US defense contractors, of “emotional blackmail.”