May 2022.

Luzviminda Siapo refuses to cremate her son’s remains, even if it will eliminate the lease requirements she could not afford. ‘Ang gusto ko pag namatay ako pagsamahin ang buto…

Progressive party-list groups Gabriela Women’s Party and Kabataan Partylist won one seat each in the 19th Congress and were proclaimed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on…

Democracy is vulnerable to authoritarian assault because it is a promise that is hard to keep. If people fall for the Golden Age fantasy, it’s because democracy itself seems like…

Marawi Bishop Edward Dela Peña’s phone rang before 8 p.m. on May 23, 2017. It was his secretary’s number calling. The bishop was away and had been waiting for news all afternoon…

The commander of the elite team of the military scanned the narrow street to search for the safe house that matched the description he was provided. He was told it was a blue…

Presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. topped 64 provinces and all cities and municipality of the National Capital Region while Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo…

THIS TIMELINE WAS UPDATED ON MAY 13, 2022 READ: PRESS FREEDOM ALARM OVER TREATMENT OF PHILIPPINE MEDIA IN 2022 ELECTIONS May 11, 2022 Lawyer Vic Rodriguez, spokesperson of…

The supporters of both former Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo were enthusiastic nationwide. But the turnout for Marcos was sensational even…

Taxpayers paid P864 million to refurbish the vote-counting machines and to lease additional units used in the May 9, 2022 polls. The supplier, Smartmatic (SMMT-TIM 2016 Inc.), has…

Historical revisionism is the main misinformation narrative in this election cycle. The tactics have evolved to evade even fact-checkers.

At least six coal plants had breached the planned and unplanned outage days allowed by regulators. Mechanisms, including penalties, have failed to ensure enough power supply ahead…

Party-list groups with wealthy and prominent nominees spend most on election ads.

Candidates in the 2022 elections ran ads worth more than P14 billion before the 90-day campaign period even began. Many candidates slowed down on spending beginning Feb. 8 when ad…

Many candidates’ wealth declarations, based on their SALN documents, suggest heavily reliance on donors to fund their campaigns.

The legal spending limits might be inadequate for local campaigns, says retired Comelec commissioner Luie Tito Guia. It’s ‘unrealistic,’ says Lente lawyer Izah Katrina Reyes.

The next Philippine president and the next mayor of Zamboanga City will jointly inherit the responsibility of completing the city’s recovery and helping the victims rebuild their…

Task Force Bangon Marawi field manager Felix Castro said the task force is racing against time and working round-the-clock in its reconstruction effort, even though it has already…

The pilot test of the voter registration verification system was the second most expensive budget item in 2019 midterm elections. But the billion-peso project has now become a…

Pandemic needs, from face masks, face shields, antigen tests to additional vote counting machines and the hiring of medical personnel, jacked up Comelec’s election budget.

In celebration of the World Press Freedom Day in the Philippines, over 200 journalists, media practitioners and students gathered virtually in a forum titled “The State of Media…

Wanna Ver is offering one apology at a time for the crimes her father helped commit, and stands by the accounts of victims and survivors. ‘It would be difficult for Marcos Jr. to…