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Will the Bangsamoro people finally have the chance to choose their leaders? Here are five scenarios for the 2025 polls, according to stakeholders and experts interviewed by the…

The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism’s (PCIJ) own count shows there are at least two dozens of political dynasties seeking to occupy at least five seats each after…

In the current 19th Congress, 142 district representatives are reelectionists belonging to political dynasties, PCIJ's own count shows. At least 67 others are seeking higher…

Can Congress be expected to enforce the constitutional prohibition against political dynasties?

At least two dozen political dynasties are aiming for five to 11 seats after May 2025.

Images obtained by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) show the disappearance of dense residential and commercial areas along the banks of Lake Lanao.

The Right to Know, Right Now! Coalition (R2KRN) on October 9, 2024 filed a demand letter asking the Miru Joint Venture to disclose its capability to comply with the terms of the…

Former Senate President Manuel Villar Jr. claimed he spent P38.5 million during his first bid for a Senate seat in 2001. Two decades later, his son Mark reported spending more than…

The top ad spenders on Facebook are outside the ‘Magic 12’ of the September 2024 Pulse Asia senatorial survey.

How much have aspiring 2025 candidates and their supporters spent this early? A lot. But they are not under any obligation to report these expenditures yet.

The Supreme Court delivered yet another plot twist in a peace process marked by disruptions and surprises. Voting unanimously, the high court’s 15 magistrates excluded Sulu…

The Journalists Against Corruption (JAC) expresses alarm and concern over the arrest of our colleague, Cambodian independent journalist Mech Dara. Mech Dara is a crusading…

The 2024 Global Rights Index tagged the Philippines as among the 10 worst countries for working people for the last eight years. There is “no guarantee of rights” in the country…

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report that it had found state agents and members of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) harassing…

I recall a student publication that was forced to solicit money because they couldn’t access their own funds amounting to almost P300,000. I remember my editor’s face bannered in a…

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed into law Republic Act 12009 or the New Government Procurement Act on July 20, 2024.

There’s optimism about Republic Act No. 12009 or the New Government Procurement Act but the proof of the pudding is in the eating. The implementing rules and regulations (IRR)…

DBM's submission of the 2025 National Expenditure Program to Congress signals the beginning of budget deliberations, where lawmakers review, approve, junk, or amend the proposed…

About 30 former farm workers of L.N. Agustin Farms Inc. in La Castellana, Negros Occidental occupied a lot in the contested farmland. They are waiting for the outcome of…

The Journalists Against Corruption (JAC), a four-month old network of editors and reporters covering southeast Asia, held its first in-person training on “Investigating Corruption”…

WHAT HE SAID CLICK THE TITLES TO READ MORE. WHAT HE DID NOT SAY TABLE #SONA2024 PAST SPEECHES: Marcos orders ban on POGOs “Effective today, all POGOs are banned,’’ President…