i Report Issue No. 3 2005 - Philippine Center for Investigative ...

C O N T E N T S
OVERVIEW
ANAK NG JUETENG 2
Sheila S. Coronel
Like Joseph Estrada, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
has been accused of accepting money from illegal
gambling.
THE CAMPAIGN
JEKYLL-AND-HYDE CAMPAIGN 6
Yvonne T. Chua
Alongside the official Arroyo campaign was a
parallel structure that operated secretly and with
little accountability.
PRESIDENTIAL MAKEOVER 10
A foreign PR firm is re-engineering Mrs. Arroyo’s
image.
CAMPAIGN FUNDS
RUNNING ON TAXPAYERS’ MONEY 12
Luz Rimban
Billions of pesos in government funds were
used to pump prime Arroyo’s candidacy.
THE VICE PRESIDENT
THE MAN WHO WOULD BE PRESIDENT
16
Luz Rimban
Noli de Castro has come a long way from his
days as a broadcaster; he may even end up in
Malacañang.
CHARTER CHANGE
SOS: SYSTEM UNDER STRESS 20
Sheila S. Coronel
Can Congress be trusted to hold a credible impeachment
trial and to change the constitution?
IMPEACHMENT
LIGHTS, CAMERA, IMPEACHMENT! 24
Alecks P. Pabico
The impeachment proceedings should be the
best show in town, but so far, it’s been a sleeper.
VOICES FROM THE PERIPHERY
FOR VISAYANS,
THE CENTER DOES NOT HOLD
Resil Mojares
THE MORO PEOPLE CAN BE PART
OF A PLURAL SOCIETY WITHOUT
LOSING THEIR IDENTITY
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Omar Solitario Ali
THE TIME FOR FEDERALISM
IS NOW
29
Rey Magno Teves
TWO AT EDSA
“WHEN THE WHEELS OF HISTORY
TURN, YOU HARDLY EXPECT THE
WORLD TO TURN UPSIDE DOWN”
Ed Lingao
“I WAS AT EDSA OUT OF
PURE DISGUST” 32
Mylene Lising
FOCUS ON FILIPINO YOUTH:
THE LOST GENERATION
FINDING SPACES 33
Katrina Stuart Santiago
They are the hi-tech generation, at ease with
technology but otherwise lost when it comes
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to dealing with the complexities of a globalized
world.
SO YOUNG & SO TRAPO 36
Avigail Olarte
The Sangguniang Kabataan, training ground of
future leaders, has fallen into the grip of traditional
politics.
TEEN & TIPSY
40
Vinia Datinguinoo
More and more adolescent girls are drinking
alcohol.
PERILS OF GENERATION SEX 44
Cheryl Chan
Filipino women are having sex earlier, but are
seldom aware of the risks, including sexually
transmitted diseases.
THE BEAUTY BUSINESS 46
Cheryl Chan
Shampoos, skin whiteners, and assorted other
beauty products find a ready market among
young women.
MACHOS IN THE MIRROR 48
Dean Francis Alfar
Filipino men are spending millions to look—and
feel—good.
MALE & VAIN 50
Photos by Jose Enrique Soriano
Men are lining up to get facials, foot scrubs, and
even dips in bathtubs filled with rose petals.
GROWING UP FEMALE & MUSLIM 52
Samira Gutoc
Moro women still value religion and tradition,
but are also responding to the challenges of
modernity.
VIRTUALLY YOURS 56
Alecks P. Pabico
Technology has redefined the barkada.
Cover: Jueteng scandals have rocked two
Philippine presidents, Joseph Estrada and
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Photo Credits: Malaya provided the photos
for pages 2, 3, 4 (top photo), 10, 12, 14, 16-
18, 20-22, 24-25, 35-39, and 46. Photos on
pages 15 and 26 are by Laurent Duvillier. Joe
Galvez took the photo of the jueteng gaming
table on page 4. The photos of Ed Lingao on
page 30 are courtesy of the author; that of
Mylene Lising on page 31, also courtesy of
the author, while Sid Balatan took the Edsa
2 photo on that page. Sonny Yabao took the
photos on pages 33 (top photo) and 34. The
bottom photo on page 33 is from the National
Youth Commission. The photos on pages 40-
41 are by Vinia Datinguinoo; those on pages
48-49 are by Jose Enrique Soriano; on page
52 by Rick Rocamora, and on pages 56-58 by
Alecks P. Pabico.
CONFUSED CONFESSION
Some of readers may be confused about
our size. This year, i Report has come
out two sizes: the book-sized version for
No.1 and 2 and the magazine-sized version
you hold in your hand. The reason is
simple: we started out thinking that we
could stray away from the news and focus
instead on long-term social, political,
and lifestyle trends. But then Gloriagate
broke out and we were proven so wrong.
The tempo of the times required that
we keep our readers abreast of current
events. That entailed giving up the less
timebound, book-sized i in favor of the
more current, newsmagazine format.
Our dealers have also asked that we
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on the newsstands and easier to sell.
We will oblige them. Our apologies for
the confusion. We assure our readers
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foreseeable future. We know that you
can take only so much uncertainty in
this uncertain times.
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EDITOR Sheila S. Coronel
DEPUTY EDITOR Cecile C.A. Balgos
STAFF Yvonne T. Chua, Luz Rimban,
Vinia M. Datinguinoo, Alecks P.
Pabico, Avigail Olarte
OFFICE MANAGER Fausta Cacdac
BOARD OF EDITORS Philippine Center
for Investigative Journalism
Lorna Kalaw-Tirol, Sheila S. Coronel,
Marites Dañguilan Vitug, Malou
Mangahas, Howie G. Severino, David
Celdran, Ma. Ceres P. Doyo
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M. Galang
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