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At least 13 of 24 senators have faced corruption cases, accusations of violating anti-graft and corruption laws or have been subjects of investigations. Six of them are seeking…

Protesters were back on the streets on Monday, July 22, ahead of the third State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. They braved heavy downpour to…

The party-list lawmaker spent P2.5 million to boost posts on Facebok from April 20 to July 18, the latest available data on the platform as of July 21. He is just one of the…

Food inflation remained to be President Marcos’ biggest challenge. It was 6.5 percent in June 2024, a long way from this year’s goal of 2.0-4.0 percent.

Re-electionists, returning senators, Cabinet secretaries and other potential senatorial candidates have ramped up spending on Facebook less than three months before the filing of…

Government data show that improvements in human capital, a “stronger perception of government corruption control,” and ease in doing business are key to attracting foreign direct…

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This Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism report was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s AI Accountability Network. KEY FINDINGS: Transportation giant Grab…

Despite being known as "black boxes," algorithms can still be examined by journalists. Here's the behind-the-scenes of how we collected, analyzed, and reported on Grab’s surge…

THIS IS THE OPENING STATEMENT OF PHILIPPINE CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CARMELA FONBUENA DURING A BREAKOUT SESSION AT THE INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION…

Former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV on July 5 filed plunder and graft charges against former President Rodrigo Duterte and Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go in the Department of…

The International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) held in Lithuania in June 2024 highlighted the role of investigative journalists as well as data scientists and civil society…

In 2012, the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) declared about 30 farm workers of Hacienda Vicenta as qualified beneficiaries of land distribution under the Comprehensive Agrarian…

The Office of the President is reviewing a decision of the Department of Agrarian Reform that grants the application for land use conversion of L.N. Agustin Farms Inc. in La…

Documentary filmmaker Ditsi Carolino follows the struggles of farm workers of Hacienda Vicenta in La Castellana town in Negros Occidental who are fighting for their right to own…

The Department of Agrarian Reform in March 2019 created the Land Use Cases Committee or LUCC to decide petitions to convert farmlands or exempt farmlands from the coverage of the…

This timeline was originally published on November 13, 2023. It is regularly updated.

Based on documents reviewed and interviews conducted by the R2KRN Coalition, St. Timothy or STCC seems to be an old hand in government infrastructure projects. But it may not be in…

Journalists should challenge government claims about the economy given that policy making is shaped by big business, IBON Foundation Executive Director Sonny Africa has said. “We…

“When we went into this platform, there are a lot of things that we saw as common knowledge among journalists that we also needed to explain to the ordinary people.” So explained…